How the Light Gets In (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #9)

by Louise Penny

He knew her currency. It was the same as his. Information, knowledge. Finding things out that no one else knew.

Our lives are like a house. Some people are allowed on the lawn, some onto the porch, some get into the vestibule or kitchen. The better friends are invited deeper into our home, into our living room.”

He believed that light would banish the shadows. That kindness was more powerful than cruelty, and that goodness existed, even in the most desperate places. He believed that evil had its limits.