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He always spat out Aunt Jasu’s name as if it tasted bitter in his mouth.
“His words brought back to her the misery of her journey home after their last meeting for the mark of the hours she had spent since she had left him had cut deeply, the wounds were raw and the memory of pain came through her happiness and she did not think she could bear to be hurt again.”
― Easter at the Lakes
― Easter at the Lakes
“It seemed that all around her there was a strange eerie stillness, the stillness of a silent world, a world filled with people who came and went into their separate lives. Some wold arrange to meet again, some would pass like ships in the night, some would leave memories that would last forever, others would pass into limbo.”
― Easter at the Lakes
― Easter at the Lakes
“Men were so obtuse about things they didn't want to think about.”
― Easter at the Lakes
― Easter at the Lakes
“She couldn't think straight. There was her home, her job, her way of life but the deep tenderness of his kiss reawakened her heart, dispelling all clouds and hurts and fears. She belonged to Andrew now and for ever and the singing within her was so loud and joyous that it all but quelled the little unease that was left.”
― Easter at the Lakes
― Easter at the Lakes
“I'd much rather suffer and perish in the pursuit of my own life than wither away in the shadow of someone elses.”
― The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist
― The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist
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