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> [What people mistook for safety was in fact captivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/what-people-mistook-for-safety-was-in-fact-captivity/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

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> [No good ever comes from putting up walls. What people mistake for safety is in fact captivity. And few things thrive in captivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/no-good-ever-comes-from-putting-up-walls-what-people-mistake-for/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

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## More by Louise Penny

> [“Whale oil beef hooked,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/whale-oil-beef-hooked/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“I am tired,” Gamache murmured as he walked into the gentle little village. “But I am at peace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/i-am-tired-gamache-murmured-as-he-walked-into-the-gentle-little/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“The reason “belonging” was so potent, so attractive, so much a part of the human yearning, was that it also meant safety, and loyalty.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/the-reason-belonging-was-so-potent-so-attractive-so-much-a-part-of/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“She picked up her book and tried to read but it was heavy in her hands. She struggled to hold it, wanting to finish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/she-picked-up-her-book-and-tried-to-read-but-it-was-heavy-in-her/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“We’re used to the film versions of psychopaths. The clearly crazies. But most psychopaths are clever. They have to be. They know how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/we-re-used-to-the-film-versions-of-psychopaths-the-clearly-crazies/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“Instead he stood erect, the snow insinuating itself down his collar and up his sleeves, plastering against his face and into his unblinking eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/instead-he-stood-erect-the-snow-insinuating-itself-down-his-collar/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“He was an emotional communist. Everyone counted equally, but none too much.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/he-was-an-emotional-communist-everyone-counted-equally-but-none-too/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [I turned down all the requests for the rights to the books, for years, mostly because they wanted the rights to the characters, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/i-turned-down-all-the-requests-for-the-rights-to-the-books-for-years/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“Chief Superintendent Arnot might hold power, but Armand Gamache was the more powerful man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/chief-superintendent-arnot-might-hold-power-but-armand-gamache-was/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“Henri kept everything important in his heart. He mostly kept cookies in his head.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/henri-kept-everything-important-in-his-heart-he-mostly-kept-cookies/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/a-good-journalist-as-you-know-is-a-great-listener-and-so-s-a-good/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/the-question-that-haunted-every-investigation-was-why/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [But, like peace, comfort didn't come from hiding away or running away. Comfort first demanded courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/but-like-peace-comfort-didn-t-come-from-hiding-away-or-running-away/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“He did not suggest that she sit quietly and get to know herself so she could be all the company she needed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/he-did-not-suggest-that-she-sit-quietly-and-get-to-know-herself-so/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

> [“Come hither, all ye empty things,/Ye bubbles raised by breath of kings;/Who float upon the tide of state,/Come hither, and behold your fate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-penny/come-hither-all-ye-empty-things-ye-bubbles-raised-by-breath-of-kings/)

[Louise Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-penny/)

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