Life Quote by Katie Fforde

“She needed intimacy and a sense of partaking in, not just observing, real life.”

— Eiji Yoshikawa

“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

“He has a way of watching her that makes her feel as if she is the most important thing in the world.”

— Gabriel Tallent

“she is admired from afar. These admirers court her in secret, in the safety of their dreams.”

— Whitney Otto

“What terrified her most was the thought that staying alive had become nothing more than a habit. That was it. A reflex action without…

— Jonathan Maberry

“She felt most comfortable in nature, where things weren’t required to look like the other in order to live together peacefully.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“She would not take more risks than she could help, and it was admiration, not love, that she wanted.”

— Edith Wharton

“What role was she expected to play in his life, and more important, in her own?”

— Beverly Jenkins

“How naive she must be to think that life is so safe and predictable that you can survive without some level of independence and…

— Randa Abdel-Fattah

“You could see that her tremendous inside life, its solitary fears and fires, was out of accord with her humble view of herself; to…

— Elizabeth Bowen

“She had not been much to look at in her youth, and she knew well that only courage is required for an adventure.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“Now that she’s the carrier of life, she is closer to death, and needs special security.”

— Margaret Atwood