“It was three o'clock in the morning – the wisest and most accursed hour of the clock. But sometimes it sets us free.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“I'm glad I never had any children,' said Cousin Sarah. 'If they don't break your heart in one way they do it in another.'
'Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up?' queried Valancy. 'Before it could be broken it must have felt something splendid. That would be worth the pain.”
― The Blue Castle
'Isn't it better to have your heart broken than to have it wither up?' queried Valancy. 'Before it could be broken it must have felt something splendid. That would be worth the pain.”
― The Blue Castle
“The only thing she really enjoyed was a funeral. You knew where you were with a corpse. Nothing more could happen to it. But while there was life there was fear.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“What a spineless thing I must be not to have even one enemy!”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
“[she] had a great reputation for unselfishness because she was always giving up a lot of things she didn't want.”
― The Blue Castle
― The Blue Castle
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