Gavin Quote by Gail McHugh

“Deeply exciting, though, cliché was, as a concept. It was truth misted by overexpression, wasn't it, like a structure seen in a fog, something…

— Ali Smith

“When she smiles, the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations that no book can replace.”

— Curtis Tyrone Jones

“Every story, no matter how different, was about her; except I got to write the happy ending I didn’t get to live.”

— Bobby Underwood

“She was an original ... She was an eccentric. She'd come alive like a fire, telling funny stories and entertaining everyone, then she'd suddenly…

— Santa Montefiore

“Clichés are so often repeated because of their inherent truth. In this, the truth is undeniable. The person who truly, madly, deeply loves you…

— Jasinda Wilder

“She was about to laugh at the selfishness of her reaction, but she was distracted by the cool evening air when she stepped outside,…

— Tom Perrotta

“Stories can sense happiness and snuff it out like a candle.”

— Carmen Maria Machado

“she began to understand that life is like a fire: comforting, warming, nurturing, and ready to burn the instant you let your attention drift.”

— K.R. Griffiths

“Her life was a scattering of small moments, bits of meaningful conversations, and bright dashes of beauty where least expected.”

— Robin Jones Gunn

“The smile floating on her lips. She’s bored as well. She feels a bit guilty since she should feel great, there with all her…

— Guy de Maupassant

“There were a story scripted on the wall, no words used though, just pictures, memories, from another world. Her happy place.”

— Stine Saugmann

“she would have to tell the story of this afternoon to herself over and over until she could make a different shape from it…

— Helen Dunmore