“Our lives are like a house. Some people are allowed on the lawn, some onto the porch, some get into the vestibule… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Being with Ken was like being with a permanently foreign friend. It was impossible to understand them, but all you really needed… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“How isolating that must be, she thought. But we all seek solace somewhere. Some in friendships and family and beliefs. Some in… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Plenty of time for a close friendship to turn to hate. As only a good friendship could. The conduit to the heart… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Wait, Armand, he heard behind him but kept walking, ignoring the calls. Then he remembered what Emile had meant to him and… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Gabri and Myrna were very rich indeed, rich in the things that matter. In friendships and laughter, in kindness and company. People… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“I am tired,” Gamache murmured as he walked into the gentle little village. “But I am at peace.” — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“The reason “belonging” was so potent, so attractive, so much a part of the human yearning, was that it also meant safety, and loyalty.… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“She picked up her book and tried to read but it was heavy in her hands. She struggled to hold it, wanting to finish… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“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… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Instead he stood erect, the snow insinuating itself down his collar and up his sleeves, plastering against his face and into his unblinking eyes.” — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“He was an emotional communist. Everyone counted equally, but none too much.” — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
I turned down all the requests for the rights to the books, for years, mostly because they wanted the rights to the characters, and… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Chief Superintendent Arnot might hold power, but Armand Gamache was the more powerful man.” — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
“Henri kept everything important in his heart. He mostly kept cookies in his head.” — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
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… — Louise Penny Copy Share Image
