Strawberry Fields

“Even then, her interior life was far more important to her than her external one.”
― Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides

“To my family and friends who live in terror of being cast as a villain in one of my books. It's a valid fear. Be nice to me.”
― Sally Hepworth, The Mother-in-Law

“Looking back, I wonder if that may have explained my mom's preoccupation with money. It wasn't that she was impressed with it, but she could always tell you who had it and who did not, who was cheap and who was living beyond their means. Then again, my mom could pretty much tell you anything about anyone in Bristol. She wasn't a gossip-at least not a mean-spirited one-she was simply fascinated by other people's business, from their wealth and health to their politics and religion.”
― Emily Griffin, All We Ever Wanted

“It’s funny, what the younger generation assumes we don’t know. They assume we couldn’t possibly understand the agony of heartbreak, or the pressure of buying a house. We couldn’t understand infertility or depression or the fight for equality. If we have experienced any of these things, they were milder, softer versions, played out in sepia, not experiences that could compare to theirs. You have no idea what I know, I want to tell her. Instead I open my arms and let her lie against my shoulder and cry.”
― Sally Hepworth, The Mother-in-Law