Oh, there was harm indeed for a young lady flattered by the brief attentions of a handsome man. Kate Morton More Quotes by Kate Morton More Quotes From Kate Morton ... people who'd led dull and blameless lives did not give thanks for second chances. Kate Morton second-chancegivingpeople Life could be cruel enough these days without the truth making it worse. Kate Morton these-daysenough When reason sleeps, the monsters of repression will emerge. Kate Morton reasonmonsterssleep Gerry?' Laurel had to strain to hear thought the noise on the other end of the line. 'Gerry? Where are you?' 'London. A phone booth on Fleet Street.' 'The city still has working phone booths?' 'It would appear so. Unless this is the Tardis, in which case I'm in serious trouble. Kate Morton linesphonescities Children don’t require of their parents a past and they find something faintly unbelievable, almost embarrassing, in parental claims to a prior existence. Kate Morton parentchildrenpast Adults weren’t supposed to understand their children and you were doing something wrong if they did. Kate Morton adultsifschildren I'm good with words, but not the spoken kind; I've often thought what a marvelous thing it would be if I could only conduct relationships on paper. Kate Morton kindpaperwould-be Better to lose oneself in action than to wither in despair. Kate Morton oneselfdespairaction I want to be independent. To meet interesting people. ... I just mean new people with clever things to say. Things I've never heard before. I want to be free. Open to whatever adventure comes along and sweeps me off my feet. Kate Morton independentclevermean Will history remember us, I wonder? I do hope so - to imagine that one might do something, touch an event somehow, & thereby transcend the bounds of a single human lifetime! Kate Morton eventsremembermight Some say I'm an overnight success. Well, that was a very long night that lasted about 10 years. But while I do, of course, now feel the pressure having had books that have been very successful, I just know I have to concentrate on writing for myself. I can't worry about genres or markets or what might be commercial or not. That never works. Kate Morton successfulwritingbook In retrospect, it seems like everything in my life led to me becoming a writer. I just didn't realise it at the time. Kate Morton retrospectrealisingbecoming I'd pretty much given up hope of being published, so I just wrote the book I wanted to read. Kate Morton given-upgivenbook Hope's one thing, expectation's quite another. Kate Morton one-thingexpectations I simply love writing good stories, that's my passion. Kate Morton passionstorieswriting I love the structural part of the writing process. Kate Morton writing-processprocesswriting I write what I'd like to read and just hope that, along the way, others might like to read them, too. Kate Morton writingmightway Doors lead to things and I've never met one I haven't wanted to open. Kate Morton metswanteddoors People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting. Kate Morton writingpeoplethinking It's special, grandparents and grandchldren. So much simpler. Is it always so, I wonder? I think perhaps it is. While one's child takes a part of one's heart to use and misuse as they please, a grandchild is different. Gone are the bonds of guilt and responsibility that burden the maternal relationship. The way to love is free. Kate Morton responsibilityheartchildren
