Karen

“But being a survivor is hard bloody work, harder than it looks, and I think I might be running low on survivor juice. Given the choice, I’d far rather a pampered life of indulgence where nothing bad ever happens.”
― Marian Keyes, The Break

“It is not the vaccinationists but the antivaccinationists who generate zeal. People are zealous for a cause when they are not quite positive that it is true.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

“The minute anybody starts telling you what God thinks, or exactly why he does such and such, beware.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, The Moon by Night

“Creating a healthy relationship is like creating a small, land-locked country. The borders are always under threat and every day you have to shore them up. So when something in the country implodes, the shockwaves move outwards and the borders push back until eventually the crisis subsides …”
― Marian Keyes, The Break