Quote by Kate Atkinson Download Open image ““A woman should be a comfort and a relief, a restful pillow for the weary head.”” — Kate Atkinson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“She was yawning, and he saw the red interior of her mouth as if it had been a snake’s. She had stretched one arm so high above her coiled-up cable of hair that he could see its satin delicacy above the sunburn; her face was flushed with sleep, and her eyelids hung heavy over their pupils.The brim-fulness of her nature… — Thomas Hardy Copy Share
“She would almost prefer to fold her arms and sink into an eternal slumber, so that the great longing of her soul for peaceful… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
“A woman with legs up to my chest emerged from one of the illustrious establishments. She was shaped like an hourglass, but had the… — Julian North Copy Share Image
“A woman that is patient has the ability to endure provocation, pain, annoyance etc, with much calm and strength.” — Agu Jaachynma N.E Copy Share Image
“Appreciate the people around you. Don't replump their pillows until they return safely in the evening.” — Sara Baume Copy Share Image
“She was afloat in bliss, grateful that she had a woman's body to tell him what words could not.” — Leona Blair Copy Share Image
“She seemed like the type of woman who'd help you forget about your headache by setting your bed on fire.” — Tiffany Reisz Copy Share Image
“A true lady could weather tragedy and heartache and keep her pride and dignity.” — Carolyn Brown Copy Share Image
“Sweet sixteen," Hugh said, kissing her affectionately. "Happy birthday, little bear. Your future's all ahead of you." Ursula still harbored the feeling that some… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
When you chopped logs with the ax and they split open they smelled beautiful, like Christmas. But when you split someone's head open it… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“He had made a vow, a private promise to the world in the long dark watches of the night, that if he did survive… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“When she was little they had lived in an old farmhouse too, in the middle of nothing of but landscape.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“Do you keep time in the same place that you save it? If so why is it always so difficult to find? It must… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I was on the verge of something numinous and profound and in one more second the universe was going to crack open and arcana… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I feel as if I’m waiting for something dreadful to happen, and then I realize it already has. — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“If she had been in charge of designing the human race she would have gone about things differently. (A golden shaft of light through… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
I don't want to spoil the magic, but it's a very curious thing that honestly baffles me. It's the nearest we'll ever get to… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“What did science ever do for the world, apart from make better ways of killing people?” Sylvie said.” — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
