“Heartbreak is more common than happiness. No one wants to say that, but it's true. We're taught to believe not only that… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share Image
“I could blame my lack of a happy ending on Edward all day long but the truth was that my own dissatisfaction… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share Image
The thing about obsessing about a happy ending is that you forget to enjoy the journey along the way. — Beth Pattillo Copy Share Image
“Heartbreak is more common than happiness. No one wants to say that, but it's true. We're taught to believe not only that… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share Image
“Women never thought beyond the happy ending. We'd been taught to believe that our world revolved around securing a commitment from a… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share Image
“The thing about obsessing about a happy ending is that you forget to enjoy the journey along the way, You forget to… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share Image
“...I thought he was the man I'd been waiting for. A hero right out of Austen. The one who would finally make everything okay.… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“Heartbreak is more common than happiness. No one wants to say that, but it's true. We're taught to believe not only that everyone deserves… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“I was learning, even in my brief time in England, that a cup of tea almost always helped. I didn't know whether it was… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“I could blame my lack of a happy ending on Edward all day long but the truth was that my own dissatisfaction with my… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“For many years, biographers and scholars, beginning with her great nephew James Austen-Leigh, presented her as a quiet, reserved, proper woman, but one has… — bETH pATTILLO Copy Share
“Have some more tea, dear," Hester said, reaching for the pot and refilling my cup. "I always find that helps.” — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
The thing about obsessing about a happy ending is that you forget to enjoy the journey along the way. — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“I’m quiet for a long moment, and Velva just sits with me, waiting. She’s good at that. Just being a companion, not pushing or… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“Heartbreak is more common than happiness. No one wants to say that, but it's true. We're taught to believe not only that everyone deserves… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“I took my time, running my fingers along the spines of books, stopping to pull a title from the shelf and inspect it. A… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“Marriages are buffeted by more important things, like money and sex and children and jobs and in-laws, in constantly changing combinations.” — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“Women never thought beyond the happy ending. We'd been taught to believe that our world revolved around securing a commitment from a man.” — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
“The thing about obsessing about a happy ending is that you forget to enjoy the journey along the way, You forget to appreciate the… — Beth Pattillo Copy Share
