The Mystery Guest Quotes

“A good cup of tea cures all ills. And if it doesn't, have another.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“.. it doesn't matter if you understand another person's pain because their injury is real nonetheless.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Treat others the way you wish to be treated. We’re all the same in different ways. Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“One foot in front of the other. It's the only way to get anywhere in this life.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“My gran. She was always like that. She always found a way to ignite hope. And what is hope if not the decision to shine light into the dark?”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“You can fight monsters you can see, or you can run away from them. But the invisible ones are inescapable.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“It's a matter of polish," I say. "With most things, especially masterpieces, it's about removing the tarnish to reveal the shine.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Shame is the scar the demons leave behind. You remember that, Molly,” Gran says.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Isn’t it interesting how a person can be as present after death as they were in real life?”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“We’re all the same in different ways. Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“To err once is human; to err twice is idiotic.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Stories are a way to walk a mile in someone else's shoes.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“She had an infinite capacity to light hope in the dark. And for the most part, she was successful. She certainly convinced me that all was well in our cloistered little world, that our future was impossibly bright. Everything she did was so I would not just survive but thrive. Only now do I know just how much she suffered in the dark, how she carried her burden alone.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Deep cleaning gives life meaning”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Never fear a new beginning. One chapter must end for another to begin.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“She had once been my boss, but she had never been my superior.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“The more practice you get relating to others, the more you’ll see how everything fits together.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Tell a lie once and your truth becomes questionable.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“I forgive you, Mr. Grimthorpe,” I say. “But do you know what ‘sorry’ means?” “Enlighten me,” he replies. “It means you promise never to make the same mistake again.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“We all make mistakes. It’s what we do after that matters.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Mr. Grimthorpe and I have always maintained that books can rehabilitate anyone.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“sometimes in this life, you have to do something wrong to make something right.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Do you ever wonder what it would be like to go back to places you remember from your childhood, to see them again through adult eyes? Would they look the same or would they appear smaller, like objects in a rearview mirror, not because they have changed but because you have?”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“But words—the sting of them, the stigma—endured forever. Their words sting to this very day.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Lesson learned: beware of meeting your idols. They don’t always live up to expectations.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Loneliness and emptiness, hoarding to fill the void. A terrible affliction with a simple cure.” “Which is?” I ask. “Kindness. A patient ear. A loving arm. If she’d had any of those things, maybe it wouldn’t have come to this.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“it doesn’t matter if you understand another person’s pain because their injury is real nonetheless.”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“A bitter man requires extra honey. - Mr Grimthorpe”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“To err once is human; to err twice is idiotic. - Flora Gray”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest

“Embrace the possibilities. You never know what might happen. - Flora Gray”
― Nita Prose, The Mystery Guest