All Laurie Graham Quotes
- Characters develop as the book progresses, but any that start to bore me end up in the wastepaper basket. In real life, we may have… Any
- The wheels of publishing never slow down. Down
- Not so very long ago, certainly well into the Thirties, a lady companion was a normal feature of life for widows or lone spinsters. Ago
- Times may have changed, but there are some things that are always with us - loneliness is one of them. Changed
- I have a magpie mind, by which I mean I see and hear little things - photos, fragments of conversation - and store them away… Conversation
- My preferred style is to write in first person, so I always have to play around with possible narrator voices until I find something that… Find
- My early novels were very understated and English. Fourteen years ago, I met and married my American husband, and as I learned more about his… Ago
- I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my… Admitted
- Sundown is often the worst time of day for people with dementia. They can become restless and difficult. Become Restless
- I hate to think I ever make my husband frightened or unhappy, but I suspect I do. Ever Make
- The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge of a maintenance job. The passing years present… Accounts
- In grief, after even the happiest of relationships, we go over things again and again. Go
- I think my mother was baffled by me. We were polar opposites. She was shy and retiring. I was over-fond of the limelight. Many times… Baffled
- My mother was a fastidious and orderly homemaker. I was the messy but creative type. I picture her following behind me through life with a… Air
- I know my parents loved me - they certainly did everything they could for me - but displays of affection were kept on a distinctly… Affection
- Far more than dreading ending up in a care home myself, I dread having to put my husband in one. Care
- Dementia is quite unlike cancer or heart disease or any of those other conditions where you bargain with God for a cure or even just… Any
- Once, every woman owned a small mirrored compact, and it was considered normal - sophisticated even - to flip it open to discreetly check for… Check
- It was the Victorians who covered the piano legs and drew a heavy curtain over what a lady got up to in her boudoir. Boudoir
- My husband is leaving me. No dramas, no slammed doors - well, OK, a few slammed doors - and no suitcase in the hall, but… Another Woman