Ellie

“Life went on. And it was quite usual to see young people taking a boat out over the quiet water of the lake in Lough Glass at night. Stevie and Kit took the little box of ashes and sprinkled it in the water. The moon was high in the sky and they didn’t feel sad. It wasn’t really a funeral. All that was over, in London and years ago … the first time. This wasn’t a sad thing, it was just the right thing to do.”
― Maeve Binchy, The Glass Lake: The spellbinding story of families, secrets and the price of love - perfect summer reading

“Then suddenly Stevie turned and went back to hug her too. ‘I’ll look after her, please believe me I’ll be good to her. If I thought I wouldn’t, I’d go away now.’ She was so surprised it nearly took her breath away. When they were on the bus she asked him: ‘Why did you do that?’ ‘I wanted to,’ he said. Then after a pause: ‘I got a funny feeling that I was never going to see her again.”
― Maeve Binchy, The Glass Lake: The spellbinding story of families, secrets and the price of love - perfect summer reading

“Sometimes, my head is just like this storm", said the Tiny Dragon.
"If you listen carefully", said the Great Panda, "you will ear the raindrops hitting the rock. Even in a storm it is possible to find a little peace.”
― James Norbury, Big Panda & Tiny Dragon

“You’ve been to Lough Glass.’ There was a pause. And then with a heavy menace he said: ‘And if you know what’s good for you I wouldn’t go again.’ Then he moved away. Louis had gone white. What did the fellow mean? He saw Stevie put his arm around Kit’s shoulder and she held his hand tightly. Kit McMahon, Lena’s daughter. And her boyfriend. But they didn’t know, for God’s sake. None of them knew.”
― Maeve Binchy, The Glass Lake: The spellbinding story of families, secrets and the price of love - perfect summer reading