When the Walls Fell Quotes

“If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all of my life.” She turned back to Simon with a wan smile. “If only my heart knew what too long was.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“I learned a long time ago that life is vastly more interesting when you say yes to it.” He”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“There were nerve and brain pills, blood pills, liver pills and, the always disturbing, worm cakes. She took a pass on Dr. Rose’s French Arsenic wafers and Sears Roebuck’s Egyptian Pile Cure. Finally, she’d found a bottle of aspirin powder. Happily, it had done the trick. Bless you, Bayer.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“Some wounds never heal. You just learn to live with them.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“A little gilt here, a little velvet there, a little bit of lots of money everywhere.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“San Francisco was the poster child for growing America. Brash, striving and never satisfied, it embodied the spirit of a nation feeling its oats. From President Teddy Roosevelt to the newest immigrant to land on its shores, America was in vigorous pursuit of greatness. Always bold, often blundering, and seldom tactful, America was reaching for the brass ring with both hands.”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell

“But, memory paints impressionistic portraits of the past, enhancing some images and blurring others. To her,”
― Monique Martin, When the Walls Fell