"In winter the very ground seemed to reach……" — Louise Penny

In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the… - Louise Penny

"In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them."

— Louise Penny

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48 Quotes by Louise Penny

Louise Penny has 48 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Every year the hunters shot cows and horses and family pets and each other. And unbelievably, they sometimes shot themselves,…
The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'.
After spending most of her life scanning the horizon for slights and threats, genuine and imagined, she knew the real…
Her voice was slightly accented but her French was perfect. Someone who'd not just learned the language but loved it.…
It's a shame that creativity and sloth look exactly the same.
Fear lives in the head. And courage lives in the heart. The job is to get from one to the…
Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far…
A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that.
I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I…
To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's…
Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very,…
A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen…

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More Earth Quotes

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The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. — Hannah Arendt
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and… — Neil Armstrong
Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for… — Neil Armstrong
I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth. — Neil Armstrong
It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite close to you because the curvature is so much… — Neil Armstrong
I'd never heard of the 'Lord of the Rings', actually. So I went to the bookstore and there it was,… — Sean Astin
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on… — Margaret Atwood
We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. — Marcus Aurelius
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach
Carbon dioxide is natural. It is not harmful. It is part of Earth's life cycle. — Michele Bachmann

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