The Cafe by the Sea Quotes

“hiraeth (n): a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home that maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for lost places in your past”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“That was the problem with being so pale. Well, that and not being able to go out in bright sunlight without turning the color of a lobster and starting to smoke slightly.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“If you’ve ever flown into London, you’ll know that they often have to put you in a holding pattern, where you circle about, waiting for a landing slot. And I never usually mind it; I like seeing the vast expanse of the huge city below me, that unfathomable number of people busying away, the idea that every single one of them is full of hopes and dreams and disappointments, street after street after street, millions and millions of souls and dreams. I always find it pleasingly mind-boggling.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“Occasionally she watched him in meetings as she sat there shyly trying to take notes and miss nothing; he was commanding, rude, aggressive, and an overwhelmingly successful lawyer, and Flora, to her utter shame and embarrassment, had a crush on him beyond belief.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“It was like walking into something he was already nostalgic for, without it ever being his, without it even having passed him by. It was a very strange feeling.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“I know,” he said in a bewildered tone. “I know youse all think I’m an ancient fuddy-duddy from the dawn of time.” “Why would we think that, Dad?” said Innes. “Just because you are an ancient fuddy-duddy from the dawn of time.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“Can you get this coffee on expenses?” “I can,” said Flora, looking down at the Harbor’s Rest’s offering in disgust. “I don’t think I will, though. Out of respect to the concept of coffee.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea

“Well?” “He’s a very handsome man,” said Lorna. “You’ll have to keep him out of Inge-Britt’s clutches.” “She smells of bacon,” said Flora petulantly. “Oh yeah, men hate that,” said Lorna.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Cafe by the Sea