Winter Cottage Quotes

“But bad habits aren’t so easily banished. They bide their time and wait for frustration, doubt, and then temptation to do their bidding.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“Loving Beth felt like a damned addiction. I couldn’t take care of her the way she wanted, but I couldn’t let go.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“white porcelain claw-foot tub with crystal hot and cold water knobs.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“clouds clinging to the distant horizon and the faintest rumble of thunder. She wanted to feel alive.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“Girls like Beth think they have invented rebellion. They believe they’re the first to ignore the rules, but they are simply reinventing a wheel that has been rolling for hundreds of generations.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“You look ready for bear.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“She needed a break from Beth before she”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. —Albert Camus”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“It had been easier to be angry than acknowledge the pain she’d felt over losing her mother and family.”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“marriage.” “Aye.” “I thought you were dead.” He stared ahead, silent, not turning toward her. His long, thick hair curled, hiding his face from her. “It’s for the best.” She wanted to tell him it wasn’t even close to the best. It was a tragic mistake, and she feared her growing hate for her husband would poison the child inside her. As if the baby read her thoughts, it just then kicked hard in her belly. But shame more than loyalty kept her silent. She didn’t want him to know how much she despised and feared her husband. “Won’t you even look at me?” she asked. “No.” Tears welled in her eyes. “Am I such a horrible person, Jimmy, that you can’t even look at me?” “Go away, Claire.” All that they’d shared. She’d given him her innocence. She’d protected secrets for him. Even when Robert pressed, even when he hit her, she’d not betrayed Jimmy. Frustration crowded its way past the sadness and guilt. She crossed the room toward him and laid her hand on his shoulder. He flinched and stepped away. “I won’t let you just toss me aside as if I were nothing. We”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“to relief”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.—Albert Camus”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“There was a special kind of relationship between a lady’s maid and her mistress. Certainly there was a line”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“heard”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“As independent as the kid appeared, a twelve-year-old had no business living on her own in an abandoned house. “What are your favorite subjects?” “Math.” “Really? Good for you. I’m terrible at math, though I can do percentages very well.” “Why?” “I’m a bartender. I can calculate tips off the top of my head. I suppose you do much higher math than that.” “Trigonometry and geometry are pretty fun.” Lucy sipped her soda. “Fun? I’m impressed. So do”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage

“of”
― Mary Ellen Taylor, Winter Cottage