Janet Barclay

“They say in our lives we'll meet something like eighty thousand people. Most of them just in passing, sitting beside them on a bus, buying a latte from them, overtaking them too fast on the motorway. Others will become friends, lovers, family. Some will stay in our lives forever, and some will be swept away by the flow of life. But we touch all of these people in some way, tiny or huge, making more of a difference than any of us can imagine.”
― Eva Woods, The Inbetween Days

“More and more often they talked about the old days, back when they’d been too young to know that they were young, when the whole world had seemed open to them and dreams were as easy to pick as daisies.”
― Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane

“Sometimes you just need to be around someone who loved you before you were a fully formed person. It’s like finding your favorite sweatshirt in the back of the closet, the one you forgot why you stopped wearing and once you find it again you sleep in it every night.”
― Christine Pride, We Are Not Like Them

“None of us is expert in all situations. It is a sign of intelligence to recognize our limitations and of maturity to seek help when required.”
― Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Result