115 Quotes by Tracy Chevalier

It is not easy to let someone go, even when they have said unforgivable things to you.

They do not practise the art of conversation in quite the way the English do, but are straightforward to the point of bluntness.

Say something worth the words.

He had decided to trust me.

In general, Quakers did not give gifts, as material possessions should not be given heightened status.

Back home there was a slot in which my life was meant to fit. Then it was taken away and it felt as if there was no place for me. I thought it better to go and start somewhere new. So I thought.' 'That's a very American notion, leaving problems behind and movin' on', Belle said. 'If you thought that, maybe you're not so English after all (...)

I find that when I come out of the library I’m in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.”[Woman's Day magazine, March 12, 2002]

She felt so confused by the gap between what she thought and what was expected of her that she could not speak. Perhaps it was better not to, until she was more sure of what she wanted to say. That way her words could not be twisted and flung back at her. Silence was a powerful tool at Meeting, clearing the way to God. Perhaps now it would allow Honor to be heard.

She attributed her own fine sewing to the prolonged periods of silence at Meeting; these had made her thoughts level and her hand steady, which was reflected in her even stitching.