The House on Fortune Street Quotes

“so often my own emotions were hidden not only from other people but from myself. or perhaps it was the other way round: i was hiding from them. ”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“loves was about the people who loved you”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“he said everyone had a book, or a writer, that was the key to their life”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“She knew she oughtn't to scold but she couldn't bear such a hyperbole. People couldn't live without food and air or shelter and money. Romantic love was an extra, nice if it came along, but definitely superfluous to the main requirements of existence.”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“him. They raised their glasses, and Valentine said a few more”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“Men were strictly for pleasure and for experimenting with versions of the self.”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“If someone tells you a lie, they're not telling you the truth, but they are telling you something. It just takes longer to figure out what.”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“...you can molest someone without touching them, without even saying anything. Just the inappropriate desire can be harmful.”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street

“..he had found himself thinking that marriage was not merely an empty ritual. It was a plea for patience on the part of those involved, and for the mercy on the part of bystanders.”
― Margot Livesey, The House on Fortune Street