30 Quotes by Phaedra Patrick

You know, through my travels and meeting people who were part of Miriam’s life, I’m learning that it’s the things you say and do that people remember you for. She is no longer here but she lives on in people’s hearts and minds.

As she read, she felt she was giving this story a new life of its own. It was no longer a reflection of her childhood and whatever happened within the Storm family. It was just a story, to be shared and enjoyed.

The thing is these days there is too much choice. When I was younger, you were grateful with what you were given.

They set off and drove up and along Maltsborough road to the sound of AC/DC, played volume level two and a half.

Sometimes there's no right decision. Just the one you make at the time.

It was one year, to the day, that his wife had died."Passed away," was the term that everyone liked to use. It was if saying the word "died" was swearing. Arthur hated the words "passed away." They sounded gentle, like a canal boat chugging through rippling water, or a bubble floating through a cloudless sky.

Sometimes you hold on to things, not because you want to keep them, but because they are difficult to let go.

She decided that she wasn't going to focus on always trying to please others. She felt determined to take the time to get to know, and love, herself. And she hoped that the warm glow of appreciation she always looked for might actually come from within.

He always felt embarrassed opening gifts in front of others, having to act out delight or surprise. He liked to peel off the paper slowly and consider the contents.