Belle Mer Quotes

“They say your life flashes before you at the time of death, but for Clea, the lives were not hers, but her grandmother’s and her parents’. She thought of how they had loved her, of what a short time they had had together.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“Guilt and shame don't expire.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“Sometimes the old ones go back to their youth. As the memories of today drift away, the feelings of being young flood in”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“Nobody knows what people gain and lose. Those financial things stay hidden. The story of cities as rich as Newport is the story of setbacks.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“She had told herself that when she turned forty, she'd stop trying to look a certain way for people she didn't even know.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“She had a particular interest in making sure young women were educated. She knew that the world favoured men. Her only child was a daughter, and perhaps that fact contributed to her mission to give women the best chances possible.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“The secrets of Newport, Clea thought. The way money and power could buy a way out of any trouble and into someone else’s fortune. All that was really necessary was luck and a complete lack of conscience.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer

“Do you still like roast lamb? You always loved the way I cooked it, with lots of rosemary from the garden.” “And you’d make your mint sauce,” Clea said with a slight smile.”
― Luanne Rice, Belle Mer