Stranger at Wildings Quotes

“Then I remembered that I had yet to learn, if I ever was to learn, how strongly people in love could feel. In any event, I was the last person in the world to judge anyone as foolishly impulsive, for this was my own greatest fault.”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“At a time like this with damage and disorder everywhere, no tale is too absurd to be believed and even decent people seek something on which to vent their anger.”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“Ah, Chantal... Now I think I know how it feels to fly on a trapeze.”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“I'm afraid I'm a restless person”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“Or perhaps it's the wickedness in him that she can't resist. There are such women.”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“Its quietness was the quietness of strength. And the eyes were those of one who had walked through many a dark valley without flinching.”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“I didn't mean that I'm a nonpareil now. But I'm different, yes. I've found out that I can do quite difficult things if I keep trying very hard, and at least I've discovered that if I don't keep myself occupied I'm unhappy and unpleasant.”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings

“When are you going to stop thinking about things that don't matter and start thinking about what lies ahead for you?”
― Madeleine Brent, Stranger at Wildings