Paradise Corner Quotes

“Knowing that death is hovering in the wings is a great leveller. We regret so many things - and yet what does it matter in the end? We can't change anything”
― Mary Minton, Paradise Corner

“I can only offer this advice: if you expect sunny paths all the time and no storms you will know disillusionment, but if you are prepared for rough paths and storms you will cope and will know the pleasure of achievement”
― Mary Minton, Paradise Corner

“Mind you, after a time freedom can be a lonesome thing”
― Mary Minton, Paradise Corner

“All right, but I don't think I should have to beg for something that will be beneficial to all of us. It doesn't show much love”
― Mary Minton, Paradise Corner

“Jessamy stayed behind, angry that Alistair seemed not to understand how important it was to her to have their own home. For years they had had to meet in secret until her divorce came through from Fabian Montague, her former husband. These were years during which Romaine had known Alistair as her uncle, while she was really his child. Why could he not understand her need for them to be in their own home, not in a busy dispensary-cum-hospital, where there would be sick and dying people?”
― Mary Minton, Paradise Corner