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“The tag on her chamomile teabag said, There is no trouble that a good cup of tea can’t solve. It sounded like what a gentleman on Downton Abbey would say right before his wife got an impacted tooth and elegantly perished in bed.”
― Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over

“​I stare out into the darkness, my eyes reaching great distances beyond the nearest window. I look at the moon, and I look at the stars, trailing the constellations with my eyes. My body curls tighter, my hands trembling, my lips curling into a bitter frown. My fingers and toes are numb—no, everything is numb. I do not have control anymore, I cannot do anything to stop her… so I lie there, and I feel her wrath flourish within me. ​I’ve learned to embrace it.”
― Brittney Kristina, Fifty Days

“In a few moments, the doors will open, and the next act of Dylan’s story will begin. No matter what the judge’s ruling, Max’s and Pip’s lives will be irreversibly changed today, and Leila knows they will forever question the choices they made in the weeks leading up to the hearing. But when you stand at a crossroad you cannot see each destination, only the beginnings of the paths that will lead you there. All you can do is choose one, and walk, and hope that someone will walk with you.”
― Clare Mackintosh, After the End

“(P)sychologists at the new School for Social Research found that fiction books improve our ability to register and read others' emotions and, according to an article in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, research also shows that literary fiction enhances our ability to reflect on our problems through reading about characters who are facing similar issues and problems.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People