Quynh Lam

“If you don’t make mistakes, they’ll notice you and they’ll get to like you,’ she added. Eilis”
― Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn

“What she would need to do in the days before she left and on the morning of her departure was smile, so that they would remember her smiling. *”
― Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn

“Romance is part of our female DNA. If you don’t believe me, think back on the Disney movies they started feeding us at the ripe old age of two. Although humorous supporting characters helped advance the plotlines, each and every one essentially involved a girl, a guy, and a happy ending: Belle, Ariel, Jasmine, Snow White, they’re all just looking for a good man!”
― Jordan Christy, How to Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World: The Art of Living with Style, Class, and Grace

“Eilis was fascinated by [...] his sweet duplicity in giving no sign of what had happened before. She was almost glad to know that he had secrets and had ways of calmly keeping them.”
― Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn