She doesn't believe in dogs," Bridget said. "Dogs are hardly an article of faith," Sylvie said. — Kate Atkinson Articles Copy Share Image
“Just because something bad had happened to her doesn't mean it won't happen again.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“A woman should be a comfort and a relief, a restful pillow for the weary head.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“Of course, I don’t believe in God,’ Dr Kellet said. ‘But I believe in heaven. One has to,” — Kate Atkinson Believe in god Copy Share Image
“And I can't cry, I don't even want to cry. My tears would never do justice to this loss.” — Kate Atkinson Justice Copy Share Image
“What did science ever do for the world, apart from make better ways of killing people?” Sylvie said.” — Kate Atkinson Better way Copy Share Image
“I dreamt of going on the stage once," he said, looking crestfallen. "It's never too late," I said vaguely. A lie, of… — Kate Atkinson Dreams Copy Share Image
Because I've a track record of talking about books I never write, in Australia they think I'm about to write a book… — Kate Atkinson About Copy Share Image
“Love at first sight, she wrote giddily to Millie. But of course such feelings weren't 'true' love (that was what she would… — Kate Atkinson Children Copy Share Image
What if we had a chance to do it again and again, until we finally did get it right? Wouldn't that be… — Kate Atkinson Chance Copy Share Image
“Women seemed to him to be in possession of all kinds of undesirable properties, chiefly madness.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“That was the problem with time travel, of course (apart from the impossibility) - one would always be a Cassandra, spreading doom… — Kate Atkinson Time Copy Share Image
“Get down,' Bunty says grimly. 'Mummy's thinking.' (Although what Mummy's actually doing is wondering what it would be like if her entire… — Kate Atkinson Family Copy Share Image
“[T]he parent-child relationship was one way, you gave them all your love and they were under no obligation to pay a penny… — Kate Atkinson Icing on the cake Copy Share Image
“That was how history worked, wasn't it? If it wasn't written down it never existed. You might leave behind jewelry and pottery,… — Kate Atkinson History Copy Share Image
“And who thought it was a good idea to rent bicycles to Italian adolescent language students? If hell did exist, which Jackson… — Kate Atkinson Students Copy Share Image
“I'm always so glad,' Sylvie murmured, 'that I don't have to take a turn at being other people.' 'You're very good at… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I think about death a lot, I really do, because I can't believe I won't exist. It's the ego isn't it? I… — Kate Atkinson Believe Copy Share Image
When I started 'Case Histories,' the characters were all going to Antarctica on a cruise. The first part was called 'Embarkation.' It… — Kate Atkinson About Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it takes just one good man, Ursula said to him during the war. Neither of them could think of an example… — Kate Atkinson Bad man Copy Share Image
What did you do when the worst thing that could happen to you had already happened - how did you live life… — Kate Atkinson Carrying on Copy Share Image
“The triumph of the human spirit,” the new nursing sister said, new enough to talk about “positive outcomes” and “enhancement programmes”—emollient management-speak,… — Kate Atkinson Health Copy Share Image
“He had taken a few days' leave from his army training and they had taken refuge in the Charing Cross Hotel while… — Kate Atkinson Fitness Copy Share Image
“It was the kind of summer evening that made Ursula want to be alone. 'Oh,' Izzie said, 'You're at an age when… — Kate Atkinson Coming of age Copy Share Image
“Amelia envisaged that between York and the royal-infested Scottish Highlands there was a grimy wasteland of derelict cranes and abandoned mills and… — Kate Atkinson Fantasy Copy Share Image
“She fed him scraps from her ragbag because words were all that were left now. Perhaps he could use them to pay… — Kate Atkinson Acts of kindness Copy Share Image
“A 'career woman,'" Sylvie said, as if the two words had no place in the same sentence. "A spinster," she added, contemplating… — Kate Atkinson Bad thing Copy Share Image
“From the open French windows Sylvie watched Maurice erecting a makeshift tennis net, which mostly seemed to involve whacking everything in sight… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“Olivia was her only beautiful child. Julia, with her dark curls and snub nose, was pretty but her character wasn't, Sylvia ---… — Kate Atkinson Children Copy Share Image
If they would all sleep all the time she wouldn't mind being their mother. — Kate Atkinson Mind Copy Share Image
You can step in the same river but the water will always be new. — Kate Atkinson Rivers Copy Share Image
![“[T]he parent-child relationship was one way, you gave them all your love and they were under no obligation to pay a penny back. Of course, if they did love you then that was the icing on the cake with cherries on top. And chocolate shavings and those little silver balls that cracked your fillings.” quote by Kate Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5f5/kate-atkinson-1265_icing-on-the-cake_t-he-parent-child-relationship-was-one-w_2108426.jpg)
