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“It's a bit like running a marathon, isn't it? It's only when you reach the finish line that you have time to collapse.”
― Lucinda Riley, The Angel Tree

“Surely such a pure, perfect sound could not be coming from the skinny little girl in the dreadful pink dress? But as he watched Rosanna, he no longer saw her sallow skin, or the way she seemed to be all arms and legs. Instead, he saw her huge, expressive brown eyes and noticed a hint of colour appear in her cheeks as her exquisite voice soared to a crescendo.”
― Lucinda Riley, The Italian Girl

“And then I kiss her, and feel her respond with equal fervour. And as I hear the music rising to a crescendo above us, I know for certain that our dance of life is only just beginning.”
― Lucinda Riley, Helenas Geheimnis

“It seems impossible to believe that a girl not yet in her teens could fall in love, but I remember so vividly the moment I first laid eyes on him...”
― Lucinda Riley, The Italian Girl