Bread and butter Quote by Josephine Tey

“She had been taught in her girlhood to fondle and cherish those long-necked, sinuous creatures, the phrases of Chopin, so free, so flexible, so…

— Marcel Proust

“Their mother had white hands, long tapered fingers, and when she kneaded dough, her wedding ring clinked against the bowl. She was always singing…

— Allegra Goodman

“In Ruth's view, they looked 'like a couple' because they seemed to possess some terrible secret between them - they appeared stricken with remorse…

— John Irving

“That night she again slept in the back of her brother’s car, hidden under her raincoat, afraid of the rats, of the police, and…

— Philip Carlo

“Whenever he saw Eleanor, he couldn’t think about pulling away. He couldn’t think about anything at all. Except touching her. Except doing whatever he…

— Rainbow Rowell

“You play beautifully,” she told him, although the music was obscurely classical and, because there were no lyrics, unmemorable to her. But the compliment…

— Alice McDermott

“Her occupation was the worst that anyone could think of. No guest in the park had to think of it because, unlike the wandering…

— Pam Jones

“Grandmother," Ruth admonished. "I would not have a man who could not at least understand me." "And it looks like you might have finally…

— Debbie Viguié

“But other times, I'd find her staring at the typewriter with something that could only be described as hate.”

— Steve Cushman

“I realized how subversive Ruth was then, not because she drew pictures of nude women that got misused by her peers, but because she…

— Alice Sebold

“Ruth wiped her eyes. Successful at a price? Forgiven but damaged? She wished so much more for her baby sister.”

— Sarah Sundin

“Ultimately, Ruth decided that not punishing the wicked was unfair to the good.”

— Elizabeth Garden