10 Quotes by Anna Lee Huber

We all must deal with our shadows the best we can. No one can conquer them for us.

Her posture was as impeccable as any debutante, making me wonder if the nuns wore corsets under those voluminous black habits. I couldn’t imagine why they would, unless it was some form of penance.

I settled for soothing as many of his hurts as I could with my love. Perhaps if I kissed every square inch of him, if I whispered enough words of love into his skin as I held him as close as humanly possible, it would be a start.

Sometimes it was difficult to accept the terrible lengths people would go to for their beliefs, particularly when they fooled themselves into thinking they were acting in the Lord’s name or for the public’s good when they were truly reacting out of hatred and fear.

I knew the truth. I was alone. And likely would always be. That normally did not trouble but lately I had begun to feel the weight of such a truth, the isolation of such a life, and it upset me more than I would have liked to admit.

If all else fails, proceed with unbending civility.

Whither she goes, I follow.

People changed, often for the worse.

The first time I laid eyes on Langstone Manor I could not blame my husband for staying away for over fifteen years.