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“I do love village life,’ she said, shifting a little in the armchair to make herself comfortable. ‘But it does seem to involve a great deal more commitment and effort than living in the city.”
― T E Kinsey, A Picture of Murder

“heaven knows there is much in the modern world that I should like to complain about had I the time to devote to it – but I do wish people like Hughes wouldn’t involve the Lord quite so recklessly in their endeavours. One has to admire the resourcefulness they exhibit in their careful selection of scriptural texts to support their small-mindedness, but it doesn’t always sit well with the Christianity I preach.”
― T E Kinsey, A Picture of Murder

“The subversive truth about love is that it really is the big deal everyone makes it out to be, and it’s not some form of security or an insurance policy against loneliness. It’s everything, love is. It runs the whole universe”
― Maddie Dawson, Matchmaking for Beginners

“We’re the underground resistance for having a good time.” I crack up, and even Parker smiles. “That’s the best mission statement I’ve ever heard,” I tell Katie. “Obviously,” she says. “Because we’re the best secret club ever. We’re the queens club. And we’ve got this.”
― Hannah Capin, The Dead Queens Club: A Contemporary YA Mystery and Satirical Retelling of Tudor History

“Life never calms down long enough for us to wait until tomorrow to start living the lives we deserve.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“To keep our daily round from being all drudgery, we’ve got to savor the art of the small: discovering diminutive delights that bring us peace and pleasure.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“February arrives cold, wet, and gray, her gifts disguised for only the most discerning spirits to see.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“You never find yourself until you face the truth. —Pearl Bailey (1918–1990)
American actress and singer”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit, it is the reason we were born, but it requires spiritual moxie, the quixotic blending of passion, patience, persistence, and perseverance.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“She felt for both mother and daughter, their relationship disrupted by their competing urges.”
― Alison Golden, Killer at the Cult

“When times are tough, ‘pull yourself together,’ ‘least said, soonest mended’ and ‘mustn’t grumble,’ are the best pieces of advice. Don’t forget them, and you won’t go far wrong.”
― Alison Golden, Killer at the Cult

“Inside every house, whether large and lavish or humble and homely, she knew good people lived there, genuine people, all in need of respect, support, and an opportunity to thrive.”
― Alison Golden, Killer at the Cult

“Being scared is a sacred warning signal triggered to keep you and yours out of harm’s way.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
Anglo-Irish poet, playwright, and legendary raconteur”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“This is who you are on the inside. The real you. If you don’t act this way all the time, and certainly I don’t, it’s probably because we’re continually censoring ourselves unconsciously, anticipating another’s disapproving opinion of us before we even make our choices.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“Brenda Ueland reminds us, “You are incomparable.”
― Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance: 365 Days to a Balanced and Joyful Life

“you have a heart that’s bigger than you could possibly know. And you deserve to love and be loved. So whatever you do, don’t hide that heart.”
― Daniel Carson, A Hopeless Discovery

“That therapy is like a toothbrush. You can’t really put it to use for anybody except yourself.”
― Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over

“Your head is the house you live in, so you have to do the maintenance.”
― Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over

“You have nothing to confess,”
― Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over

“Forgive your desires. Forgive your mistakes. Fall in love with yourself, every day.”
― Nick Levy, This Book Belongs To

“There will be many things you won’t know how to do. That’s what life is all about, learning how to do new and different things, no matter what your age. Don’t ever be ashamed. Always go in with an open mind and learn as much as you can. Try your best.”
― Alexa Aston, Duke of Disrepute

“the intoxicating flush of young love that we had once enjoyed may have gone, but it had been replaced by something so much stronger. She was the land upon which my life had been built and, without her there to support me, I was lost at sea.”
― Benedict Brown, What the Vicar Saw

“But grief comes differently to each person, and I wanted to keep my suffering all to myself as though I had a sentence to serve.”
― Benedict Brown, What the Vicar Saw

“Really? Because happy people don’t try to make other people feel bad.”
― Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

“It was an unusual situation, thought Emilia, but then—what was usual? The whole point of life was you couldn’t ever be sure what would happen next. Sometimes what happened was good, sometimes not, but there were always surprises.”
― Veronica Henry, How to Find Love in a Bookshop

“take the moments – the small, seemingly mundane in-between moments in life – and to cherish those times too.”
― Tricia O'Malley, Stone Song

“I’m saying that darkness will always be there. We fight for the light. That’s the way of things. You can shrug it off or stuff it away or whatever you’re doing – but we’ve all known pain and loss. You have to look for the light. In the everyday, in the hardest moments, in the darkest of paths – you must find the light. It is, quite simply, the only reason to keep forging ahead.”
― Tricia O'Malley, Sword Song

“Scars linger. But wounds heal. Will you define your life by a pain you felt as a child?”
― Tricia O'Malley, Song of the Fae

“Sweep in front of your own door.” Sorcha raised her eyes. “Your troubles are your own,”
― Tricia O'Malley, Melody of Flame