“The girl in the mirror caught my eye briefly...It is an uncanny feeling, that rare occasion when one catches a glimpse of oneself in repose. An unguarded moment, stripped of artifice, when one forgets to fool even oneself.”
― The House at Riverton
― The House at Riverton
“She did as she felt, and she felt a great deal.”
― The Forgotten Garden
― The Forgotten Garden
“I sound contemptuous, but I am not. I am interested--intrigued even--by the way time erases real lives, leaving only vague imprints. Blood and spirit fade away so that only names and dates remain.”
― The House at Riverton
― The House at Riverton
“Memory is a cruel mistress with whom we all must learn to dance.”
― The Forgotten Garden
― The Forgotten Garden
“You make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing.”
― The Forgotten Garden
― The Forgotten Garden
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