An Ordinary Life Quotes

“Joyce fusses, but is a darling and she loves me, that much I do know. She’s kind and gives people the benefit of the doubt, is never cruel and always thinks things will turn out for the best. I want to be more like her.”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life

“told”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life

“Reaching for a tissue from the box on the nightstand, she wiped her eyes, another wonderful facet of ageing against which she had not been pre-warned: the fact that her baggy eyelids, no longer fitting so neatly against her eyeball, could not contain her tears. She wouldn’t have minded so much if this were the only baggy,”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life

“We tend to fall into two camps: those who crumple, sink, wither and fade under the weight of the unimaginable pain; and those of us who take that hurt, ball it tightly, put it in the base of our gut and use it as fuel. And when that happens it is a very powerful thing, the most powerful. It is an unstoppable force and one that can do good, immeasurable good.”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life

“to let her”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life

“then, to her mortification, he started to cry. ‘I don’t know how we can ever thank you, Molly, I just don’t . . .’ She pulled away from the big man’s grip and put her hands on her hips, moved by his words and grateful for his actions. ‘Well, here’s the thing, Albert. The last time I saw you, you cried, and I’ve not seen you for an age and, apparently, you’re still crying. This really won’t do! We need to find a way to stop those tears or else the next fifty or so years are going to be a little awkward.’ She seated herself at the table. Joyce, she noted, mopped her own face with a tea towel before speaking from the heart. ‘We are lucky, you know, we all are.”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life

“might die,”
― Amanda Prowse, An Ordinary Life