Alice hamer

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín

“From my bedroom window, I can see the sun peeping through the clouds. London certainly isn't a city noted for its climate, but I think, sooner or later, you get used to it, and live with the weather. For most of the year, everyone and everything seems to be tucked up cosily in grey cotton wool, but Dickens said that fog is a characteristic of London, didn't he? This climate could go hand in hand with my dismal humour.”
― Sarah Iles, On tiptoe

“I looked at what he built, and to me it explained the stars.”
― Stephen King, The Drawing of the Three

“You're only young once, they say, but doesn't it go on for a long time? More years than you can bear.”
― Hilary Mantel, An Experiment in Love