“The atom bomb wasn’t used in Korea,” Father contributed. They really didn’t see it. “America planned to use the bomb,” she insisted.… — Jane Davis Atom bomb Copy Share Image
“The soft thud of heavy heads on mulched bark, one after another. To Lucy, the sound of each impact was amplified: great… — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“You might find a lace doily under a cut-glass fruit bowl on your granny’s sideboard, but you’d be shocked to learn this… — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“Choice can only happen when preferences aren’t outweighed by need.” — Jane Davis Choice Copy Share Image
“Every Monday, we have to write about what we did at the weekend.” It didn’t appear that her mother understood the agony… — Jane Davis Monday Copy Share Image
“Roy Prescott of Burton upon Trent was the first British soldier to be awarded compensation by the US government. He received forty… — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“All the time that she was trying to say goodbye, I was furious with her for not trying harder to get better.… — Jane Davis Time Copy Share Image
“You’re so lucky to have a mummy who gets here on time to pick you up from school.” — Jane Davis School Copy Share Image
“Not everything that falls within the law is right. Don’t be trapped into thinking it is.” — Jane Davis Law Copy Share Image
“What she feared the most was that her life would remain the same.” — Jane Davis Fear Copy Share Image
“Don’t mistake the kind of person you’d like to be for the kind of person you are.” — Jane Davis Failure Copy Share Image
“For two days, fire raged four times hotter than the surface of the sun, until there was nothing left to burn.” — Jane Davis Fire Copy Share Image
“imagine somebody exactly like you on a small island somewhere, and that you are writing for them and them alone. Find simple… — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“Belinda clung to the smallest nuggets of information, knowing they were vital parts of her flat-pack assembly kit, for which the instructions… — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“There’s no one more dangerous than someone who believes they’re doing God’s work.” — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“Like a lollipop?” Seeing her hesitate, he added, “Unless you’ve made your own banner.” — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“that is how an uninvited guest makes a stir on arriving at a ball. Underdress, and everyone else’s finery looks ridiculous.” — Jane Davis Copy Share Image
“auditioning for the opening credits of a Bond film.” “Now, that sounds glamorous.” “Trained dancers, they advertised for. Then they had us… — Jane Davis Cinema Copy Share Image
“All the time that she was trying to say goodbye, I was furious with her for not trying harder to get better.” — Jane Davis Time Copy Share Image
“the Prime Minister of Fiji awarded each of the twenty-four surviving veterans three thousand pounds, saying, ‘Fiji is not prepared to wait… — Jane Davis Prime minister Copy Share Image
“If you cannot read all your books... let them be your friends; let them, at any rate, be your acquaintances.” — Jane Davis Books Copy Share Image