“I thought my entire life was coming apart, but I think I just realized that sometimes the thing you think is going to ruin your life is the thing that saves you.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“sometimes the thing you think is going to ruin your life is the thing that saves you.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“PROSCIUTTO- AND SAGE-WRAPPED DATES (Serves 6) INGREDIENTS 24 fresh sage leaves 12 dates, halved, pits removed 1 pack prosciutto, each slice sliced lengthways down the middle 2 Tablespoons maple syrup Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a sage leaf on each date half, wrap with prosciutto, place flat side down on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes. Brush with maple syrup and serve.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“Sometimes not thinking too hard is the easiest thing of all.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“saying this to Patrick, “that he misses me. He was clearly discombobulated when he saw me, and he did see me. I am quite certain he knew it was me. But there was also delight. Before he had a chance to check his emotions, I saw delight.” As she speaks, Grace recognizes she still has loyalty; she still cares. This is her husband of over twenty years. Whatever betrayal has happened, whatever infidelities there have been, he is still her husband. She does not want to see him destroyed. They talk for a long time. About everything. And nothing. Hitting traffic in Stamford, Grace reluctantly says good-bye, turning off the highway and taking the back roads. Through Darien, the pretty water town of Rowayton, through Norwalk, Grace delighting in the gorgeous old homes. When she couldn’t get ahold of her by phone days ago, Grace went back to Anne, who arranged this meeting. Emily didn’t want to talk on the phone, she said, but they could meet; she would tell her everything. Past the churches, under the railway tracks, she turns into the pretty village of Southport and pulls up outside the Driftwood Diner. She knows who Emily must be as soon as she walks in, a pretty woman sitting at a table by herself, her face drawn and tired. “Emily?” She nods as Grace sits, orders a coffee, makes small talk,”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“She doesn’t think, doesn’t worry, has no anxiety. She feels no pressure when she is in her garden. She can weed for hours, losing all sense of time until her back starts to hurt and she remembers all the other things she has to do.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“The definition of insanity is doing what you’ve always done and expecting different results.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“I just realized that sometimes the thing you think is going to ruin your life is the thing that saves you.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
“She can't explain why she is choked up. She isn't entirely sure, other than the sweetness of Patrick's familiarity, an aching nostalgia for her youth, a reminder of all that is good, and solid, and stable. All that she once had. All that she has lost. Patrick has grown into a big man. Solid. Imposing. His embrace is all-enveloping, tight, stable. Like being held by a bear.
Safe, she thinks.
I am safe.
And almost immediately after: I have come home.”
― Jane Green, quote from Saving Grace
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“Using supernatural beings to build the perfect weapon? Intriguing idea."
"Not really," I said. "They did it on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A sub-par season. I slept through half the episodes.”
― Kelley Armstrong, quote from Stolen
“But writers INVITE ghosts, maybe; along with actors and
artists, they are the only totally accepted mediums of our society. They make worlds that never
were, populate them with people who never existed, and then invite us to join them in their
fantasies. And we do it, don't we? Yes. We PAY to do it.”
― Stephen King, quote from The Dark Half
“What are you looking at?" Jordan demanded finally, watching
her.
"A dragon." When he looked bewildered she lifted her arm and pointed to the sky in the southeast. "Right there—that cloud—what do you see when you look at it?"
"A fat cloud."
Alexandra rolled her eyes at him. "What else do you see?"
He was quiet for a moment studying the sky. "Five more fat clouds
and three thin ones.”
― Judith McNaught, quote from Something Wonderful
“I might be confused sometimes in my head but it is not something you need to talk about. Before you can talk you have to line it all up in order and I had rather just let it swirl around until I am too tired to think. You just let the motion in your head wear you out. Never think about it. You just make a bigger mess that way.”
― Kaye Gibbons, quote from Ellen Foster
“Правото не ме интересуваше повече от търговията, пък и бях започнал да харесвам дантелата – това възхитително и съразмерно творение на човека. Когато купихме достатъчно станове, собственикът реши да отвори втора фабрика и ми повери ръководството й. Оттогава, в очакване на пенсията, заемам този пост. Междувременно се ожених, наистина с известно отвращение, но тук, на Север, бе по-скоро необходимо, начин да заздравя придобитото. Избрах я от добро семейство, относително хубава, добре възпитана, и веднага й направих дете, за да има с какво да се занимава. За нещастие роди близнаци, изглежда, е в семейството, моето, искам да кажа, на мен лично едно-единствено хлапе щеше да ми е предостатъчно. Шефът ми отпусна пари в аванс, купих удобна къща, немного далеч от морето. Ето как станах буржоа. При всички положения бе по-добре. След всичко, което се бе случило, имах нужда от спокойствие и редовност. Животът пречупи гръбнака на младежките ми мечти, а страховете ми бавно се разпиляваха от единия до другия край на германска Европа. От войната излязох като празен човек, единствено с горчивина и продължителен, като скърцащ между зъбите пясък, срам. Затова ме устройваше живот, съобразен с всички обществени условности: удобна обвивка, макар често да я приемам с ирония, а понякога и с омраза. С тази отмереност, надявам се, някога да достигна до благодатното състояние на Жером Надал и да „не склонявам на нищо, освен ако не склонявам на нещо“. Ето, че ставам книжен; това е един от недостатъците ми. Толкова по-зле за святостта, все още не съм се освободил от нуждите си. Понякога се случва да уважавам жена си, добросъвестно, почти без удоволствие, но и без прекалено отвращение, за да бъде мир в семейството. И много рядко, по време на командировки, си давам труда отново да се върна към старите си привички; но то е вече почти единствено за поддържане на хигиената. Загубих голяма част от интереса си към всичко това. Тяло на красиво момче, скулптура на Микеланджело, все едно: дъхът ми вече не спира. Както след продължително боледуване, когато храната остава безвкусна; дали ще е телешко или пилешко, какво значение? Трябва да се яде и толкова. Честно казано, твърде малко неща вече ме интересуват. Може би литературата, и то не съм сигурен дали не е въпрос на навик. Възможно е точно заради това да пиша спомени: да раздвижа кръвта си, да видя дали още мога да почувствам нещо, дали още мога поне малко да страдам. Интересно упражнение.”
― Jonathan Littell, quote from The Kindly Ones
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