It's a shame that creativity and sloth look exactly the same. Louise Penny More Quotes by Louise Penny More Quotes From Louise Penny Things are strongest where they're broken. Louise Penny strongestbroken Foolish people are never harmless. Stupidity accounts for as many crimes as anger and greed. Louise Penny greedstupiditypeople Peter swept aside Yogi Tea and Harmony Herbal Blend, though he hesitated a second over the chamomile. .... But no. Violent death demanded Earl Grey. Louise Penny harmonyyogitea When someone stabs you it's not your fault that you feel pain. Louise Penny being-hurtfaultspain The question that haunted every investigation was 'why'. Louise Penny investigation Aid workers, when handing out food to starving people, quickly learn that the people fighting for it at the front are the people who need it least. It's the people sitting quietly at the back, too weak to fight, who need it the most. And so too with tragedy. Louise Penny fightingtragedypeople In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them. Louise Penny elderlyearthwinter I was tired of seeing the Graces always depicted as beautiful young things. I think wisdom comes with age and life and pain. And knowing what matters. Louise Penny tiredpainbeautiful I went through a period in my life when I had no friends, when the phone never rang, when I thought I would die from loneliness. I know that the real blessing here isn't that I have a book published, but that I have so many people to thank. Louise Penny lonelinessrealbook What did falling in love do for you? Can you ever really explain it? It filled empty spaces I never knew were empty. It cured a loneliness I never knew I had. It gave me joy. And freedom. I think that was the most amazing part. I suddenly felt both embraced and freed at the same time. Louise Penny falling-in-lovelonelinessthinking Few things are better in the world than a room full of librarians. I consider them literary heroes. The keepers and defenders of the written word. Louise Penny heroroomsworld Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful. Louise Penny gratefulmeanbook We're all blessed and we're all blighted, Chief Inspector," said Finney. "Everyday each of us does our sums. The question is, what do we count? Louise Penny everydayblesseddoe How much more courage it took to be kind than to be cruel. Louise Penny be-kindkind Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable," said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson." "Lake and Palmer?" "Ralph and Waldo. Louise Penny expressionlakesmen Or - perhaps - I should just worry about my own behavior and let others be who they are. Louise Penny behaviorshouldworry It is very, very dangerous to come between a person and their beliefs. Louise Penny dangerouspersonsbelief A journalist also needs to be disciplined, and so do I. I am, essentially, lazy. Without discipline I'd be just a mass of gummy bears on the sofa instead of on book tour with my eighth novel. Louise Penny lazydisciplinebook I had to learn compassion. Had to learn what it felt like to hate, and to forgive and to love and be loved. And to lose people close to me. Had to feel deep loneliness and sorrow. And then I could write. Louise Penny hatelonelinesswriting He tried to let her know it would be all right. Eventually. Life wouldn't always be this painful. The world wouldn't always be this brutal. Give it time, little one. Give it another chance. Come back. Louise Penny another-chancewould-begiving
