7 Quotes by Catherine Shepherd

No, she told herself sternly. She wouldn’t let the pain overwhelm her for more than a brief moment. She didn’t want to.

Emily could hardly believe her luck. She had gotten the job! She gazed at the gray envelope containing the contract. She was so happy she almost jumped up and down like a little girl. She was a pert and pretty young woman with deep brown eyes and curly, dark hair. Even on a normal day, Emily’s smile and warmth could light up a small room; today she was positively radiant.

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When you’re sad, look up at the stars, then close your eyes. The stars will tell you a story. Their soft gleam will embrace and comfort you and lead you confidently toward your goals.

XXIII. Present On his way back to the precinct, Oliver got a call from Klaus: Dietrich Hellenbruch, the archivist, had been taken into custody.

How old-fashioned his language is, Anna noted. “Oh, thank you,” she said. “But I’m almost home. It won’t take long.

Poor Anna. A few months ago, she had finally mustered the courage to propose to her boyfriend, Martin, and that had triggered a huge catastrophe. First Martin asked Anna for three whole days to think it over. Then, at the end of those three days, he came out to Anna as gay, leaving her utterly devastated as well as perplexed. To make things almost tragically worse, Martin’s lover turned out to be Christopher, Anna’s and Emily’s best friend.