7 Quotes by Elizabeth Hall

She turned all her skills, all her power, manipulation, and control, to their only son, Julien. He was thirteen when his father died, devastated by the loss. Marie was determined that he, too, would become a diplomat, and return her to her rightful place at the tables of European power. Julien did as he was told. He studied in Paris, did well in school. And just as he neared the fulfillment of her dream, Julien, too, suddenly rebelled.

Memories of her dream came back, enveloping her like the gray of a rainy day.

Seems to be a common malady, this growing older.

Because I happen to think that being sensitive is the most valuable form of intelligence there is.

The music had carried her away, to another time and another place, when she was young and in love and the future still sparkled with possibility.

Having family does not ensure that one won’t be lonely.

She thought she had managed to put all that away from her; she thought she had become adept at living with seclusion and silence. Now the force of her solitude threatened to knock her to her knees.