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> [“Laura's problem was that she kept casting men in roles they weren't suited for. Like lovely Josh, casting him in the role of decent, kind house-husband, the perfect partner, the modern male, when - what was it that she'd actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/laura-s-problem-was-that-she-kept-casting-men-in-roles-they-weren-t/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

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## More by Harriet Evans

> [“Elle wondered if he had regrets. But she didn't let herself wonder for too long. She had locked her heart up against him, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/elle-wondered-if-he-had-regrets-but-she-didn-t-let-herself-wonder-for/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“She didn't realise it, for a long time, and it wasn't until they were having dinner one evening that he said something that she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/she-didn-t-realise-it-for-a-long-time-and-it-wasn-t-until-they-were/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“She wanted to sit in the pub with him the way Sam did with Steve, the way Matty and Karen had done last weekend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/she-wanted-to-sit-in-the-pub-with-him-the-way-sam-did-with-steve-the/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“Because if you love someone, you have to be brave and tell them. Don't let them go. And if you say no I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/because-if-you-love-someone-you-have-to-be-brave-and-tell-them-don-t/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“I want to be happy. To make someone else happy. To do my job well, be a good person”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/i-want-to-be-happy-to-make-someone-else-happy-to-do-my-job-well-be-a/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“She stood firm, biting her lip. "I asked you a question, Rory. Yes, or no?" He hesitated. "It's not as easy as that." 'It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/she-stood-firm-biting-her-lip-i-asked-you-a-question-rory-yes-or-no/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“Life would be easier for some people if it wasn't such a big deal”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/life-would-be-easier-for-some-people-if-it-wasn-t-such-a-big-deal/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“She was different. She liked hearing it, because she wanted to recall just enough of it to remember that she never wanted to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/she-was-different-she-liked-hearing-it-because-she-wanted-to-recall/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“I'm not going to tell you how I think you should live your life, or what I think you should do," said Mary. "Now's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/i-m-not-going-to-tell-you-how-i-think-you-should-live-your-life-or/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“I think you might have missed the right person, your true love, because you have spent your life looking too hard for him. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/i-think-you-might-have-missed-the-right-person-your-true-love-because/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“It was completely still, not a sound within or outside. As if it was just the two of them, nothing more in the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/it-was-completely-still-not-a-sound-within-or-outside-as-if-it-was/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“I fell in love with you that summer all those years ago. I never really told you, because of everything that happened. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/i-fell-in-love-with-you-that-summer-all-those-years-ago-i-never/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“What she didn't say was: "Can I punch both your sisters?" "How do you cope with this, all the time?" "Why can't it be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/what-she-didn-t-say-was-can-i-punch-both-your-sisters-how-do-you-cope/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“I'm not weird,' Elle said defensively. 'I mean in a good way. All the best people are.' He swallowed, as if he were thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/i-m-not-weird-elle-said-defensively-i-mean-in-a-good-way-all-the-best/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

> [“Elle Remembered Yorkshire road and the flat he shared with Caitlin and their daughter, and she almost stopped and turned back, and then she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/elle-remembered-yorkshire-road-and-the-flat-he-shared-with-caitlin/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

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