“No, but one can feel desperate at any age, don’t you think? The young are eternally desperate,” he said frankly. “And books, they offer one hope –that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that new universe, one is saved.”
― Blackwood Farm
― Blackwood Farm
“The ‘problem’ with having a conscience is you expect other people to have one too, so you analyse and evaluate their behaviour according to your own standards. But true sociopaths have no understanding why we all worry about rules or laws . . . or the lives and feelings of others.”
― The Friend
― The Friend
“It had been the golden time of evening when the sun is gone and everything gives back the light it has absorbed all day long.”
― The Witching Hour
― The Witching Hour
“Why was it that kindness was more likely to bring on the tears than harsh words?”
― The Back Road
― The Back Road
“There are no more tears, though. My eyes are dry. But my heart aches.”
― Postcards From a Stranger
― Postcards From a Stranger
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