566 Quotes by Louise Penny

A belief of convenience isn’t much use, is it?

If ever two men were made for cahoots, it was these two. They were cahootites.

We can all fall,” said the abbot. “But perhaps not as hard and not as fast and not as far as someone who spends his life on the ascent.

A coy smile could capture him, but it was finally a hearty laugh that had freed him.

Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth for the other.

Some things hurtled. Some slithered. But nothing good ever came out of a blind spot.

But you want murderous feelings? Hang around librarians,” confided Gamache. “All that silence. Gives them ideas.

They had such a profound effect on those who sang and heard them that the ancient chants became known as “the beautiful mystery.

I’m saying people change.” She held up her hands to ward off Clara’s protests. “I know, it’s easy to say. And it doesn’t undo the damage. But we’ve seen changes of heart. Changes of perception. It happens. Racists, homophobes, misogynists, they can change. And some do.” “Truth and reconciliation,” said Clara. “Yes. The truth must come first. And then, maybe, reconciliation. Maybe.