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“When you are in trouble or at your lowest point, and have no one in whom to confide, a hawthorn would be the right choice. There is a reason why hawthorns are home to fairies and known to protect pots of treasure. For wisdom, try a beech; for intelligence, a pine; for bravery, a rowan; for generosity, a hazel; for joy, a juniper; and for when you need to learn to let go of what you cannot control, a birch with its white-silver bark, peeling and shedding layers like old skin. Then again, if it's love you're after, or love you have lost, come to the fig, always the fig.”
― Elif Shafak, The Island of Missing Trees

“And, despite his assiduous preparation, it had taken him by surprise. You can think something often enough, but you will never be prepared for your heart disintegrating.”
― Richard Osman, We Solve Murders

“Steve is grateful that at least he feels loved. Because if you don’t feel loved, it’s difficult to feel anything at all.”
― Richard Osman, We Solve Murders

“if you don’t feel loved, it’s difficult to feel anything at all.”
― Richard Osman, We Solve Murders