Danyelle Tatman

“If only there could be an invention,” I said impulsively, “that bottled up a memory, like scent. And it never faded, and it never got stale. And then, when one wanted it, the bottle could be uncorked, and it would be like living the moment all over again.”
― Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“Mary stared at the dreamlike happenings on the page. Human figures faced each other; the man’s head was a golden ball with rays reaching up to huge stars and out to the distant mountains; the woman’s silver head was sickle-shaped and surrounded by birds like eagles with white beaks. Some of the black letters glowed because they had tips like tiny flames.”
― Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder

“I’ve been in the world three weeks and a half, I still never know what’s going to hurt.”
― Emma Donoghue, Room

“Idling has always been my strong point. I take no credit to myself in the matter-it is a gift.”
― Jerome K. Jerome, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow