Paige

“But my true love is the evening walk, that last hour of daylight that has its way with sunlight, shadow, and soul. That was the case this evening. The lamps were lit, light coming from the houses, and there walked I, alone, and not upset to be so.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“You must be fighting fit, Emma, whatever else. Most of life is the ability to be ready for what comes your way.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“Mr. Pierce,” I said, “I have found that on occasions of high absurdity, one either discovers a great friend or someone to never speak with again. Having now experienced a disastrous evening in Lapis Lazuli House, I leave it to you to decide which you would prefer.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“But I am not the heroine of a novel. I am flesh, blood—interesting enough on occasion, with dull edges here and there, living a life of the expected and the unexpected, the wanted and the worst of the unwanted.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3