He took great offence at my knowing the word hell—I do read my Bible—and left.
“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.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
“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.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion #1
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion #1
“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.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3
“You must be fighting fit, Emma, whatever else. Most of life is the ability to be ready for what comes your way.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
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