Lily of the Valley Quotes

“Only the unimaginative ever die of boredom.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“There is never time for things we don’t make time for.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“it is good and necessary to let our hearts be sad sometimes. Having been sad, we can appreciate even more those times when we are happy. Feeling one thing rather than another does not make us good people or bad people. It simply means we are real people.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“It was a fine thing, bringing joy to someone simply by arriving.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Finding purpose in the midst of grief can be healing.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Sometimes I sit on my own because I’m sad. But sometimes I just like that it’s quiet and I can take some time to think.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Society could be vicious in the way it treated people who didn’t fit the preferred mold.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“He took her hand properly in his and moved enough to look directly at her. “I will make you an offer here and now. With me, you need never choose silence when you are struggling to feel sunny. Please, share your frustrations or your disappointments. You need not carry those burdens alone.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“If one never speaks of one’s troubles, then one is left to bear them alone. That is an awful burden to require of anyone.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“He guarded his more personal thoughts and concerns, but she had given him reason to believe he didn’t have to with her.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Being sunny was often tiring. Being silent was sometimes worse.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Was it possible for a person to be equally in need of company and isolation?”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“She was meant to be the sunshine in every cloud, the unceasing ray of hope and cheer, but sometimes, she needed someone else to bear a burden, to reach out to her with an offering of encouragement.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“He was uncomfortable in company, preferred quiet and solitude. He was also generous and compassionate.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“His smile came quickly in that moment. He was not an unhappy person, but shows of pleasure that arose without warning, without effort, without any embarrassment were a bit of a rare thing for him.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“They were themselves a ray of hopeful sunshine.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Georgie wandered from bookcase to bookcase, her eyes wide with excitement. She didn’t even bother taking any volumes down or examining them more closely. She took delight in the simple pleasure of being surrounded by books.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Everything about him was quiet but not in a shy way. He seemed to be a person who thought a great deal, pondered, wondered, listened.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Kes sat in his library, filling his lungs with air that smelled of old books and his ears with the blessed sound of silence. There was, at last, space enough to think and breathe.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Life may not always go the way we expect it to, but there is always reason to be happy. We can and should always try to have hope.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“But I don’t wish to travel,” Kester said.
“More than anything, I want to be left in a quiet corner alone with my books.” He emphasized the word alone.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Lucas grinned with pride. “Have I ever mentioned my wife is a genius?”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“I enjoy sitting by a fire, reading a book. I gather strength from the sureness of home.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“A burden one is required to carry alone is a burden that will crush a person’s soul.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Do you remember the time at Eton when Stanley challenged Silas Bower and his minions to a not-so-friendly game of cricket?” Lucas asked. “He was so convinced we could best the lot of them that he wagered a month of shining the other team’s shoes.”
“I had polish under my fingernails for weeks.” Digby shuddered. “I have seldom suffered so acutely.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Georgie was clinging to the joy of resembling her mother, and Julia did not seem intent on undermining that. Violet had come to treasure Julia’s friendship. A lot of that grew from moments like this when she might have offered correction or contradiction but understood that sometimes a person simply needed to be heard.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“You could have picked any of the Gents to name the baby for,” Kes said. “Why did you choose me?”
“Maybe we like you best.” Lucas jabbed him with his elbow.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“Do sit down, Lucas,” Aldric said. “If you walk any faster, you’ll collapse in a dizzy spell, and then you’ll be utterly useless.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“We all know Lucas will be a mess tonight worrying about Julia. All of us care about her and will have concerns of our own, but he needs us to be rocks in this storm. If any of you do not think yourself equal to it, now is the time to slip out.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley

“In a whisper, Mother said to her, “Keep your head high, my dear. We are as worthy of being here as anyone.”
The declaration was made with pride and purpose and encouragement. Mother was not at all dismissing their legitimate reasons for concern but rather reminding her daughter that their worth was not determined by others’ approval.”
― Sarah M. Eden, Lily of the Valley