163 Quotes About Contemporary-fiction

The last of the Haworth trilogy: At the end of a long night shift, a bullying new father visits the maternity ward and brings back Linda's darkest nightmares, her terror of being locked in. Who is this man, and why does he scare her so? There are secrets dating back to the war that still haunt the family, and finding out what lies at their root might be the only way Linda can escape their murderous consequences.

All I see in hindsight is the chaos of history repeated, over and over, re-enacted, reinterpreted, the world, it’s fucked-up heart palpitating underneath us, failing, messing up again and again as it wound its way around a sun, and in the middle of it all, tribes, families, people, all beautiful things falling apart, debris, dust, erasure.

Could it actually be true that tears help people to heal?

I love you. I trust you and... I want to be your human canvas!

Justice is not blind, and she wears stilettos.

Peck prided herself on being well-mannered, often to the point of rudeness.

Convention loves invention,but dares not take it home.

May this not be a moment, but a movement.

Peter smiles. 'You can't fight the elements. Wind and water always win. Even against stone. It's why we have the Grand Canyon and the Arches in Utah and Niagara Falls. You can't tame the waves and you can't hold back the wind. You've got to move with it. But that's not to say you have to let it take you wherever it will. Think of a sailboat. The wind moves it, but it's not what steers it. The captain of the ship decides where it will go. You're the captain of your ship.