Laura Miller

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook

“To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.”
― Phyllis Theroux

“During this week, Ragan has experience a bit of insecurity with me, the result of my being quieter than usual, which he interprets as being a withdrawal from him. “No,” I countered, “it is a withdrawal into myself.” I do not think the same need exists in him. Quiet can be the two of us reading silently. But he prefers that I be nearby. I need regular time without anybody else around in order to feel restored.”
― Phyllis Theroux, The Journal Keeper: A Memoir

“I hate to think of you stuck here all day every day, doing nothing with that brilliant brain of yours.”
“It never was brilliant. Anyway, who keeps these books to see who’s used themselves wisely and who’s wasted?”
― Tessa Hadley, The Master Bedroom