Elizabeth

“It’s not just the books Alba craves, it’s standing inside a place that houses millions of them. Libraries are Alba’s churches, and the university library, containing one edition of every book ever published in England, is her cathedral.”
― Menna Van Praag , The House at the End of Hope Street

“If you get a chance you should marry an archaeologist. I don’t suppose there are too many to go around, but it’s the best sort of husband to have. The older a woman gets, the more he’s interested in her.”
― Menna van Praag, The House at the End of Hope Street

“In my experience even inanimate objects have a will of their own, and they won't be found until they want to be, until they're good and ready, she says.”
― Menna van Praag, The Dress Shop of Dreams

“It takes great courage and determination, to keep looking for light in all the darkness of life.”
― Menna van Praag, The House at the End of Hope Street