Louise Penny Quotes
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In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them.
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Every year the hunters shot cows and horses and family pets and each other. And unbelievably, they sometimes shot themselves, perhaps in a psychotic episode…
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The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.
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After spending most of her life scanning the horizon for slights and threats, genuine and imagined, she knew the real threat to her happiness came…
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Her voice was slightly accented but her French was perfect. Someone who'd not just learned the language but loved it. And it showed with every…
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It's a shame that creativity and sloth look exactly the same.
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Fear lives in the head. And courage lives in the heart. The job is to get from one to the other.
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Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed, and now I…
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A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that.
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I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.
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To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.
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Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And…
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A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost 20…
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A journalist also needs to be disciplined, and so do I. I am, essentially, lazy. Without discipline I'd be just a mass of gummy bears…
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I had to learn compassion. Had to learn what it felt like to hate, and to forgive and to love and be loved. And to…
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I turned down all the requests for the rights to the books, for years, mostly because they wanted the rights to the characters, and to…
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But, like peace, comfort didn't come from hiding away or running away. Comfort first demanded courage.
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What people mistook for safety was in fact captivity.
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How much more courage it took to be kind than to be cruel.
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Or - perhaps - I should just worry about my own behavior and let others be who they are.
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