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 She felt like a fictional character who'd escaped the book in which her creator had carefully and kindly trapped her, taken a pair of scissors to her outline and leaped, free. Kate Morton takencharacterbook In each man's heart there lies a hole. A dark abyss of need, the filling of which takes precedence over all else. Kate Morton darkheartlying It's a funny thing, character, the way it brands people as they age, rising from within to leave its scar. Kate Morton funny-thingscharacterpeople Darling girl, blinded by foolish thoughts of love. How to tell her that the hearts of men were not so easily won. If won, rarely kept. Kate Morton girlheartmen The happiest folk are those that are busy, for their minds are starved of time to seek out woe. Kate Morton woebusymind So much in life came down to timing. Kate Morton timing A way of looking at you that told you she was listening, that she understood all you were saying, and all you weren't. Kate Morton understoodlisteningway But in my humble opinion, a house needs a good party once in a while; remind folks it exists. Kate Morton partyhumblehouse Only people unhappy in the present seek to know the future. Kate Morton unhappyknowspeople If you don't stop apologizing, you're going to convince me you've done something wrong. Kate Morton apologizingconvincedone I've heard it said that children born to stressful times never shake the air of woe . . . . Kate Morton woeairchildren The stretch of years leaves none unmarked: the blissful sense of youthful invincibility peels away and responsibility brings its weight to bear. Kate Morton weightresponsibilityyears Cassandra wondered at the mind's cruel ability to toss up flecks of the past. Why, as she neared her life's end, her grandmother's head should ring with the voices of people long since gone. Was it always this way? Did those with passage booked on death's silent ship always scan the dock for faces of the long-departed? Kate Morton grandmothervoicepast
