extraordinary ordinary whimsy

“It's a choice we make daily, for ourselves and for each other - to choose light rather than darkness. We all of us bear deep scars from what we've suffered. From the loss, betrayal, and physical pain. From guilt in believing we might have behaved differently - might have tried harder, done more. But such thoughts serve no purpose anymore except to rob us of our precious peace. And we deserve peace after what we've been through.”
― Mimi Matthews, John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow

“For whoever looked at an elderly lady and saw the young heroine she once was?”
― Gill Hornby, Miss Austen

“…when women banded together, they could make empires tremble.”
― Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill

“To surrender one's books, well: it is to surrender part of one's soul.”
― Gill Hornby, Miss Austen