Paula McLain is an American author known for her poignant emotional descriptions and profound character portrayals. Her works often focus on female characters, exploring their lives, love, and growth. Born in 1965, McLain has worked as a teacher and editor before becoming a writer. Her works, including 'When Breath Becomes Air' and 'Love in the Time of Cholera', delve into the lives of women, examining their experiences, relationships, and personal growth.
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“Getting your heart broken is the privilege of being human.”
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“They love me like a pack of wolves. Ernest”
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“Dogs are easy. If their tails are up and their eyes are soft, you're in.”
“Don't tell readers what to think. Let the action speak for itself.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“The way I see it, how can you really say you'll love a person longer than love lasts?”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“My life was my life; I would have to stare it down, somehow, and make it work for me.”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“The very rich only admire themselves”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“I'd never met anyone so vibrant or alive. He moved like light.”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“... and yet he could also be very charming, in a bookish, infinitely apologetic way.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“I hope we'll get lucky enough to grow old together.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“If I can write one sentence, simple and true every day, I'll be satisfied.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“Happiness is so awfully complicated, but freedom isn't. You're either tied down or you're not.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“Not everyone out in a storm wants to be saved”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“People belong to each other only as long as they both believe. He stopped believing.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“But love is love. It makes you do terribly stupid things.”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“Maybe no one can know how it is for anyone else.”
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
Source: The Paris Wife (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel
“You have to digest life. You have to chew it up and love it all through.”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel
“I preferred to look at the sea, which said nothing and never made you feel alone.”
Source: The Paris Wife: A Novel