“She understood very clearly why people go mad. Sometimes it is the only way to survive the unbearable when all other flight has been cut off. When the body cannot remove itself and emotions cannot be deadened, then the mind… — anne perry Copy Share Image
“without honor and kindness there are no rituals in the world that make any difference,” — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“And she was attractive. She had an unusual mixture of innocence and individuality. A man who loved her might waken all kinds of passions… — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“When you are in love, there is not much that hurts as deeply as rejection.” — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“He actually cared. It was an odd friendship- awkward, grown slowly from beginnings of mutual contempt- but it was real nonetheless.” — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
Your own gown is most delicately suitable, both to the occasion and to yourself,' to be translated: Your gown is insipid and entirely forgettable.… — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“Which was worse, to intrude or to pretend not to have seen, because you had no idea what to do?” — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“The very power of evil is that it is not recognizable to us most of the time. It is not repellent at all. It… — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
People only tell lies when the truth is disagreeable to them, or frightens them, or to cover sin. — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
