The Black Swan of Paris Quotes

“One thing Genevieve had learned was that the people you loved were never lost. They became a permanent part of your soul.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“But the past was over, was behind her, was composed of ghosts and memories and dreams, and he was real and alive and there. His eyes held hers, encouraged her, willed her, compelled her. She’d given him her loyalty. She’d trusted him with her life.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“There’s no shame in crying, you know. You’ve been so strong, my brave girl, but you don’t have to be strong now. There’s nobody here but you and me, and you’ve had a hell of a night. Actually, a hell of a few years. Cry all you want.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“In those days family had been a given, a fact of life that she took for granted, like air to breathe. The coming storms that would tear them apart, tear everything apart, were not yet even a cloud on the horizon.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“her head and raised arm; her dimpled chin barely topped the”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“worrying about something you could do nothing about was useless;”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“As she’d already learned to her cost, there were no guarantees in life, no guarantees that the person you loved would be there from one day to the next, no guarantees about anything at all.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“but God and country, you know. You do what you must.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“If there was ever a time to hold on to a grudge, now—in the height of war, where life and family were more precious than anything—wasn’t it. “It’s in the past,” Genevieve said. Her voice was stronger, and she could breathe again.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“When the dizziness subsided, when the waves that buffeted her withdrew, Genevieve was left with one certainty. The tie that bound mothers and daughters was like no other. It was eternal, stronger even than death.”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris

“He’s a soldier. We all fight in our own ways. And sometimes we do things we might not want to do.” Otto hung his coat, then turned to look at her. “What you have to ask yourself is where you would be right now if he hadn’t been there when you needed help. Remember Morocco?”
― Karen Robards, The Black Swan of Paris