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> [“And you can still see the sea!" She wanted to swim there, immediately- she had a childlike urge of excitement at the sight of water so clear the rocks at the foot of the cliffs looked like clumps of turquoise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/and-you-can-still-see-the-sea-she-wanted-to-swim-there-immediately/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

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## More by Deborah Lawrenson

> [“The pictures she drew on were vibrant as ever, though. The crumbling stone farmstead overlooking the great Luberon valley where she was born. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/the-pictures-she-drew-on-were-vibrant-as-ever-though-the-crumbling/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Dark rocks stood waiting to be sculpted by the wind. Tiny seeds rode the air, waiting to fall and take root. Under the sea,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/dark-rocks-stood-waiting-to-be-sculpted-by-the-wind-tiny-seeds-rode/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Even as winter comes, mornings are crisp, and the big, blue sky seems to hang newly washed over the sea of hills.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/even-as-winter-comes-mornings-are-crisp-and-the-big-blue-sky-seems-to/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“The sunlight could not quite dispel the difference in atmosphere now that she had seen the interior of the garden. It was as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/the-sunlight-could-not-quite-dispel-the-difference-in-atmosphere-now/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Scrubby evergreen bushes released a strong scent of resin and honey; forests of pine gave way to gentle south-facing vineyards disturbed only by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/scrubby-evergreen-bushes-released-a-strong-scent-of-resin-and-honey/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [I marveled at how they were all closed up, asleep with their secrets unseen until you reached up and took the book down from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/i-marveled-at-how-they-were-all-closed-up-asleep-with-their-secrets/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [It is what it is. Either walk on, or accept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/it-is-what-it-is-either-walk-on-or-accept/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Adrenaline fizzed in my veins, provoking that surge of self-doubt you get sometimes on the edge of some high place, that you might -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/adrenaline-fizzed-in-my-veins-provoking-that-surge-of-self-doubt-you/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“I still dream in pictures and color, always the world of my childhood. I see the purple Judas trees at Easter lighting up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/i-still-dream-in-pictures-and-color-always-the-world-of-my-childhood/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Blonde hair and blue eyes," she repeated. "The lavender fairy." "Now, hang on a minute!" "Just like the lavender fairy has. There's an old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/blonde-hair-and-blue-eyes-she-repeated-the-lavender-fairy-now-hang-on/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [We are so many different people in one lifetime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/we-are-so-many-different-people-in-one-lifetime/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Eau-de-vie- flavored with myrtle," said the old woman. "Try it!" She watched intently as Ellie raised the glass to her lips. "Myrtle from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/eau-de-vie-flavored-with-myrtle-said-the-old-woman-try-it-she-watched/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“The flat area immediately below was broken up into a formal pattern of beds containing oleander and more clipped clouds of box, a southern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/the-flat-area-immediately-below-was-broken-up-into-a-formal-pattern/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“After her sister's visit, Marthe's head was brimming with new pictures: the fields of lavender at Valensole, all the subtle grades of blue and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/after-her-sister-s-visit-marthe-s-head-was-brimming-with-new-pictures/)

[Deborah Lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

> [“Some scents sparkle and then quickly disappear, like the effervescence of ctirus zestor a bright note of mint.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-lawrenson/some-scents-sparkle-and-then-quickly-disappear-like-the-effervescence/)

[Deborah lawrenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-lawrenson/)

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