“And then, as if a challenge, said: ''When I were a lad, father and mother used to tell us that on Christmas Eve, at midnight, the cattle would kneel in their stalls.'' He aimed a sudden forefinger at me. ''Now… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“A week before, snow had been forecast. Snow was gathering in the north and would, by the weekend, come down on the West County like a fist. Extra food and fuel were ordered, sheep herded lower down the valley, and the bird table in the postmistress's garden was made up like the spare room. But the threatened snow had not… — Peter Maughan Copy Share
“It’s age. It makes misers of us,” he said dolefully. “Counting out our lives in small change from a thinning purse.” — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“And he was different, this new dad. The other dad, the old dad, well, he admired him. He was a hotshot and go-getter, and… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“Jasmine thought of her powers, her real powers, as coming from a fifth element, a quintessential world that was everywhere but for most people… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“And then, as if a challenge, said: ''When I were a lad, father and mother used to tell us that on Christmas Eve, at… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“They’ll have Donald Duck and Goofy and the gang on the wallpaper ready for the first arrival in the nursery, the boy who would… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“You’ll be seeing pink elephants, the way you drink.” “I find life thirsty work, old man,” Phineas said equably. “And besides, what have you… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“Sweetened by a tower of Norman stone, the bells of Lent, carrying on their ancient sides the names of saints and merchants, squires and… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“Love is our story, it holds within it all the dramas of the human heart, told over and over.” — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
“Humphrey’s mouth opened and shut a couple of times on things he wanted to say, wanted to ask, and then he said, “Why? Why… — Peter Maughan Copy Share Image
