“The heart did ache, actually. She felt a dull grind of lack somewhere near her diaphragm, a pain that occupied the space of something removed. A phantom limb. A scratchy hunger. The wasting muscle fatigue of want.” Heartache Book:Pages for You Source: Pages for You
“Flannery never forgot this. Anne Arden, a woman who meant more to Flannery than Flannery felt she could ever have meant to Anne, had found the person she was intended for; so Flannery need not be bitter, and never was. Anne loved Jasper, and was loved. What more could you want for someone who mattered to you?” Unconditional LoveReal Love Book:Pages for Her Source: Pages for Her
“In fiction, I have been on a Zweig kick. In England over December, I noticed that many British newspapers' year-end recommenders were praising the Pushkin Press for reissuing several works by Stefan Zweig, a brilliant Austrian writer whose work brings to mind that of his compatriot Joseph Roth... these fictions are a treat of prewar European literature” YearsMindHas BeensEndsLiteratureFictionTreatsEnglandPraisePressesBritishBrilliantNewspapersKicksDecemberYear EndPushkin Author:Sylvia Brownrigg
“The gap between the inner and outer self is one I've found interesting, even essential, about the way we move through the world. In The Delivery Room, I enjoyed traveling back and forth between the perspectives of the patients and that of the therapist - with the irony that with your therapist, you are at least supposed to be your most authentic self.” WorldMovingInterestingPerspectivePatientIronyDelivery Author:Sylvia Brownrigg
“I plan to learn enough to read you like a book.” BookEnoughPlans Book:Pages for You Source: Pages for You
“Flannery craved a cigarette. Her nerves were so tense that only nicotine could soothe them, and for the first time, she genuinely understood how the drug worked. It wasn't just a prop or an affectation. It was a tool for mental health.” FirstsDrugUnderstoodFirst TimeToolsMental HealthNervesCigaretteTensePropsNicotine Book:Pages for You Source: Pages for You
“No wonder you want to be a writer. How can you not, with all that behind you? You practically are a novel already.” WantBehindsWonderNovelBehind You Book:Pages for You Source: Pages for You
“It could not always be love in the afternoon and passion in the night, gifts given, notes written, meals fed to each other. It can't all be like that.” NightPassionGivenWrittenNotesMealsFedsAfternoon Author:Sylvia Brownrigg
“This was another item about growing up: you encountered all the cliches of love and loss and heartbreak.” LossGrowing UpGrowingItemsClicheLove And Loss Author:Sylvia Brownrigg
“Those who are apparently absent can feel more present than the people right in front of you.” PeopleFeelsFrontsAbsent Author:Sylvia Brownrigg