“he thought that this was how he was going to live life from now on, savouring small pleasures and not looking beyond them for happiness that was more complete.”
― The Gustav Sonata
― The Gustav Sonata
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“And did I pass?" The face of the old woman on my right was unreadable in the gathering dusk. On my left the younger woman said, "You don't pass or fail at being a person, dear.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“After all, what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?”
― The Remains of the Day
― The Remains of the Day
“Because we all love imperfectly.”
― My Name Is Lucy Barton
― My Name Is Lucy Barton
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