Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)

by Louise Penny

‘You described a personality type. The ones who lead what you called “still” lives. Do you remember?’ ‘Yes, I do. The ones who aren’t growing and evolving, who are standing still. They’re the ones who rarely got better.’ ‘Yes, that was it,’ said Gamache. ‘They waited for life to happen to them. They waited for someone to save them. Or heal them. They did nothing for themselves.’