Best Louise Penny Quotes
- Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable," said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson." "Lake… Added
- I was tired of seeing the Graces always depicted as beautiful young things. I think wisdom comes with age and life and pain. And knowing… Age
- When someone stabs you it's not your fault that you feel pain. Fault
- But you want murderous feelings? Hang around librarians," confided Gamache. "All that silence. Gives them ideas. All
- Now here's a good one: you're lying on your deathbed. You have one hour to live. Who is it, exactly, you have needed all these… All
- Don't mistake dramatics for a conscience. Conscience
- I went through a period in my life when I had no friends, when the phone never rang, when I thought I would die from… Blessing
- I'm just like this. I have no talent for choosing my battles. Life seems, strangely, like a battle to me. The whole thing. Battle
- Aid workers, when handing out food to starving people, quickly learn that the people fighting for it at the front are the people who need… Aid
- The night is a strawberry. Inspirational
- We're all blessed and we're all blighted, Chief Inspector," said Finney. "Everyday each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count? All
- Myrna could spend happy hours browsing bookcases. She felt if she could just get a good look at a person’s bookcase and their grocery cart,… Bookcase
- Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead. Ahead
- What did falling in love do for you? Can you ever really explain it? It filled empty spaces I never knew were empty. It cured… Amazing
- Where there is love there is courage, where there is courage there is peace, where there is peace there is God. And when you have… Courage
- Things are strongest where they're broken. Broken
- The women in the room chatted about love, about childhood, about losing parents, about Mr. Spock, about good books they'd read. They mothered each other. Book
- To be silent. In hopes of not offending, in hopes of being accepted. But what happened to people who never spoke, never raised their voices?… Accepted
- He tried to let her know it would be all right. Eventually. Life wouldn't always be this painful. The world wouldn't always be this brutal.… All
- Peter swept aside Yogi Tea and Harmony Herbal Blend, though he hesitated a second over the chamomile. .... But no. Violent death demanded Earl Grey. Aside
- Few things are better in the world than a room full of librarians. I consider them literary heroes. The keepers and defenders of the written… Better
- Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined… All
- The four sayings that lead to wisdom: I was wrong I'm sorry I don't know I need help Four