Karen

“People always said they wanted the truth, but really they were perfectly content with a facsimile.”
― Kate Atkinson, Transcription

“Why was it that the females of the species were always the ones left to tidy up, she wondered? I expect Jesus came out of the tomb...and said to his mother, "Can you tidy it up a bit back there?”
― Kate Atkinson, Transcription

“[…] but her mother's death had revealed that there was no metaphor too ostentatious for grief. It was a terrible thing and demanded embellishment.”
― Kate Atkinson, Transcription