566 Quotes by Louise Penny

Their reasons are their own,’ he finally said. ‘I don’t have to care.

She’d never actually smiled at a family reunion before. It felt odd.

Everyone we meet, every word we speak, every action taken or not taken lives in our longhouse. With us. Always. Never to be expelled or locked away.

That was why she was happy. He now knew that happiness ad kindness went together. There was not one without the other. For Jean-Guy it was a struggle. For Annie it seemed natural.

Don’t mistake dramatics for a conscience.

Rumors are hard to prove, but they’re even harder to disprove. We both know that character assassination is easy. All it takes is a suggestion. A well-placed word in someone’s ear.

Like the street his gallery was on, Fortin had an attractive front, hiding quite a foul interior. He was opportunistic. He fed on the talent of others. Got rich on the talent of others. While most of the artists themselves barely scraped by, and took all the risks.

We were both wrong. You were afraid to stop and I was afraid to go.” “You think we’ll have less fear tomorrow?” he asked. “Not less fear,” she said. “But perhaps more courage.

Winning doesn’t mean my book is better than anyone else’s. It means I’m very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful.