Lara

“She’s too old for change. Now, it’s all about comfort and routine and taking pleasure in tiny treats.”
― Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures

“There was something almost cruel in their self-absorption and Jean had to remind herself that it was nothing personal, just a universal symptom of the disease of love. Those afflicted could not be blamed, only pitied.”
― Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures

“Having done the right thing was nothing like the consolation she had hoped. Without constant congratulation, virtue was a lonely business.”
― Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures

“You see, Howard, I wasn't always the sensible woman you see today'
'I'm only sorry you had to live through it all to become her.'
She gave him a grateful glance. Never before had she consid- ered that all these experiences that had nearly demolished her had built her into something better.”
― Clare Chambers, Small Pleasures