Belle Ruin Quotes

“Emma, I want to tell you something about being right: being right is much harder on a person than being wrong.”
― Martha Grimes, Belle Ruin

“In my mind I heard Father Freeman, his head bowed, announcing the punishment 'Say ten Hail Marys and go to the Hotel Paradise every summer for the remainder of your life.”
― Martha Grimes, Belle Ruin

“Maud (like my mother) thought food did a lot more than just fill you up.”
― Martha Grimes, Belle Ruin

“But I think I've learned a lesson and that is that you have to find your own answers on things. Even if they're wrong answers. The point is in the finding.”
― Martha Grimes, Belle Ruin

“Emma, I want to tell you something about being right: being right is much harder than on a person than being wrong.”
― Martha Grimes, Belle Ruin