Ellen Gandy

“Suppressing a smile isn’t easy. The happiness always creeps out somehow. But sadness can be stashed under the skin like a dark secret. It doesn’t need tears to make its presence felt,”
― A.M. Shine, The Watchers

“But it is clear to Alix that Pat is actually a raging narcissist, and that no child of a narcissist ever makes it out into the world unscathed”
― Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True

“A reader lives many lives,” James Harris said. “The person who doesn’t read lives but one. But if you’re happy just doing what you’re told and reading what other people think you should read, then don’t let me stop you. I just find it sad.”
― Grady Hendrix, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

“That was the power of parenthood; the protective instincts overrode everything else.”
― T.J. Payne, Intercepts