Jane Stewart

“shouldn’t keep you,’ Olanna repeated, and placed the phone down. She picked it up again, and was about to give the operator her mother’s number before she dropped it back. She wished there was somebody she could lean against; then she wished she was different, the sort of person who did not need to lean on others, like”
― Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun

“it. I didn’t understand the sheer terror that comes with having children, the possibility of losing something much more important than yourself. The love so deep it defies logic, knowledge or reason.”
― Eleanor Limprecht, The Passengers

“Maisie sat back on the bench and started to compose her questions, the questions to herself that would come as a result of her observations. She would not struggle to answer the questions but would let them do their work. “Truth walks toward us on the paths of our questions.” Maurice’s voice once again echoed in her mind. “As soon as you think you have the answer, you have closed the path and may miss vital new information. Wait awhile in the stillness, and do not rush to conclusions, no matter how uncomfortable the unknowing.”
― Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs