Sophie, displaced to the chair next to Lulu, dug her in…

“I think most places can be interesting to live in if you find a way to make them so.”

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Bad luck," he commiserated. "Afraid I can't do that, either, Freddie, Dad's sending me to recon. That's food reconnaissance," he added to Lulu and…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“This is a great wedding. I like weddings." "It is a good one, isn't it?" she agreed. "But it was always going to be--Emma…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Sometimes other people do have problems dealing with a strong personality, especially if it comes in a girl, which seems unfair, but I'm afraid…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Women with sisters are always kissing each other at home, and then when they go out in public, they can’t control themselves and become…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“You know, Fee," said Liam, "I have huge admiration for Lulu and I'm hoping that you and I can be friends, too. But.." He…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“It was one thing to, she thought, to sit safely alone in the attic, reading the letters of happily married Grandma Jo and think…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“But best behavior, admirable as its intentions may be, was never meant to last.”

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Of course we all want to make compromises for our spouse. That’s part of the bargain of marriage, after all. But when compromise gets…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“But that's the problem with causing offense, isn't it? You don't always know when you do.”

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“I wonder where we'll run into each other again? she said to Emma. Isn't it fun to guess?”

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Can I be Sophie instead of Charlie?" she asked. "I've had lots more practice being her." "I'd rather you were you," he said in…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Nice for Freddie," she said. "Whoever he is. I'm Sophie, Lulu's sister." "Nice for you," he said. "Are you the sister who's getting married?"…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“Do you want some help?"said Liam, rising. "No, thanks." She smiled at him, the man without a past with whom she was falling in…

— Gabrielle Donnelly

“It's [marriage] about two people compromising, said Fee. It's about two people caring for each other and wanting to do as much as they…

— Gabrielle Donnelly