Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure Quotes

“Oh, for God’s sake. Forty-nine is extremely young. If forty-nine is not young, that would make me old, and I am not old. I have reached the age of maturity to which all humans must particularly aspire; to dismiss this pinnacle of perfection as old age is to demean all of humankind.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“Every girl has dreams. Every woman learns to pack them up.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“The road to hell was surely paved with cacao.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“Here was life, gently reminding her that she could care again. That her grief was allowed, but so was her joy.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“No woman has ever needed a man to be enough.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“Forty-nine is extremely young. If forty-nine is not young, that would make me old, and I am not old. I have reached the age of maturity to which all humans must particularly aspire; to dismiss this pinnacle of perfection as old age is to demean all of humankind.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“Happiness is not just an act of optimism - it is an act of defiance.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“You really shouldn’t blame men for everything.” “No, just the ninety-eight percent of society’s ills they’re responsible for.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“People spoke of desire as if it were the province of the young. But here was Bertrice at seventy-three, still yearning.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“The opposite of fear,” Bertrice said, “is a plan, and I have a plan. So no, I am not afraid.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure

“Lots of people live on farms,” Violetta added. “Many of them don’t die, I’ve heard.”
― Courtney Milan, Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure