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Mary Balogh Quotes

I prefer to believe the opposite - that there is always an indestructible beauty at the heart of darkness Picture Quote #1

But parents, she supposed, were not the pinnacle of perfection their children thought or expected them to be. They were humans who usually did the best they could but often made the wrong choices Picture Quote #1

But only a person in the depths of despair neglected to look beyond winter to the spring that inevitably followed, bringing back color and life and hope Picture Quote #1

But a mother-son relationship is not a coequal one, is it? He is lonely with only you just as you are lonely with only him Picture Quote #1

There is no happily-ever-after to run to. We have to work for happiness Picture Quote #1

He wished someone in the course of history had thought of striking that word and all its derivatives from the English Language - happy, happier, happiest, happiness. What the devil did the words really mean anyway? Why not just the word pleasure, which was far more... well, pleasant Picture Quote #1

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After a few awkward moments, Lizzy joined them and they skipped along the avenue, the three of them, laughing and whooping and altogether making an undignified spectacle of themselves Picture Quote #1

The bad part is life continues. The good part is that the pain goes away Picture Quote #1

I fancy the romantic image of myself being soothed and inspired by music and the sweet aroma and flickering lights of candles Picture Quote #1

I am a bit of a head-in-the-sand person as concerns things happening beyond the walls of my study. And I don’t feel particularly guilty about that. I figure that my primary job is producing the very best stories I am capable of writing, and that is what I concentrate upon doing. That is within my control Picture Quote #1

I don’t know quite how a story develops in my head. It is a bit chaotic. If I am working on a series, one of the main characters at least is already in existence as well as some setting and minor characters. Finding the other main character can be a challenge. Sometimes this character already exists in a minor role in another book Picture Quote #1

It’s this idea that success changes you as a person... I’ve never seen my career that way Picture Quote #1

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But only a person in the depths of despair neglected to look beyond winter to the spring that inevitably followed, bringing back color and life and hope Picture Quote #1

I have a British voice and a rather formal one at that, having been brought up in post-WWII Britain. My voice is perfectly suited to the sort of book I write, I think. It would not fit a contemporary, besides which I do not know enough about the contemporary world to write convincingly or comfortably about it! Picture Quote #1

You really love me? she asked wistfully.The devil! he exclaimed, looking over his shoulder. Did I forget to say it? The thing I came to say~? Picture Quote #1

The suffering of a loved one was in many ways worse than one’s one suffering because it left one feeling so very helpless Picture Quote #1

I have written more than 100 novels and novellas since 1983 - I was first published in 1985. There was an overlap of three years with my teaching career, but finally I felt good enough about my writing career to quit teaching and write full time Picture Quote #1

I wish, he said, I had known at eighteen what I know now - that there are some things on which one does not compromise Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes now was enough. Sometimes it was everything Picture Quote #1

Fear is a powerful beast, if it is allowed the mastery Picture Quote #1

I do not admire greatness that has no substance Picture Quote #1

Sometimes it just seems that love is not enough, does it? Picture Quote #1

Love, I have discovered, does not judge. It just is Picture Quote #1

Was memory always as much of a burden as it could sometimes be a blessing Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes even the imagination lets one down Picture Quote #1

Tears never were worth the effort of crying them Picture Quote #1

One day you will learn that love does not always betray you Picture Quote #1

The worst thing about loneliness is that it brings one face to face with oneself Picture Quote #1

I can be hurt, she said, only by people I respect Picture Quote #1

Love did not have to make sense. It did not have to be worthy. It did not have to be earned. It did not have to woo. It just simply was Picture Quote #1

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I prefer to believe the opposite - that there is always an indestructible beauty at the heart of darkness. (Mary Balogh Quotes) But parents, she supposed, were not the pinnacle of perfection their children thought or expected them to be. They were humans who usually did the best they could but often made the wrong choices (Mary Balogh Quotes) But only a person in the depths of despair neglected to look beyond winter to the spring that inevitably followed, bringing back color and life and hope (Mary Balogh Quotes) But a mother-son relationship is not a coequal one, is it? He is lonely with only you just as you are lonely with only him (Mary Balogh Quotes) There is no happily-ever-after to run to. We have to work for happiness (Mary Balogh Quotes) He wished someone in the course of history had thought of striking that word and all its derivatives from the English Language - happy, happier, happiest, happiness. What the devil did the words really mean anyway? Why not just the word pleasure, which was far more... well, pleasant (Mary Balogh Quotes) After a few awkward moments, Lizzy joined them and they skipped along the avenue, the three of them, laughing and whooping and altogether making an undignified spectacle of themselves. (Mary Balogh Quotes) The bad part is life continues. The good part is that the pain goes away. (Mary Balogh Quotes) I fancy the romantic image of myself being soothed and inspired by music and the sweet aroma and flickering lights of candles. (Mary Balogh Quotes) I am a bit of a head-in-the-sand person as concerns things happening beyond the walls of my study. And I don’t feel particularly guilty about that. I figure that my primary job is producing the very best stories I am capable of writing, and that is what I concentrate upon doing. That is within my control. (Mary Balogh Quotes) I don’t know quite how a story develops in my head. It is a bit chaotic. If I am working on a series, one of the main characters at least is already in existence as well as some setting and minor characters. Finding the other main character can be a challenge. Sometimes this character already exists in a minor role in another book. (Mary Balogh Quotes) It’s this idea that success changes you as a person... I’ve never seen my career that way. (Mary Balogh Quotes) But only a person in the depths of despair neglected to look beyond winter to the spring that inevitably followed, bringing back color and life and hope. (Mary Balogh Quotes) I have a British voice and a rather formal one at that, having been brought up in post-WWII Britain. My voice is perfectly suited to the sort of book I write, I think. It would not fit a contemporary, besides which I do not know enough about the contemporary world to write convincingly or comfortably about it! (Mary Balogh Quotes) You really love me? she asked wistfully.The devil! he exclaimed, looking over his shoulder. Did I forget to say it? The thing I came to say~? (Mary Balogh Quotes) The suffering of a loved one was in many ways worse than one’s one suffering because it left one feeling so very helpless. (Mary Balogh Quotes) I have written more than 100 novels and novellas since 1983 - I was first published in 1985. There was an overlap of three years with my teaching career, but finally I felt good enough about my writing career to quit teaching and write full time. (Mary Balogh Quotes) I wish, he said, I had known at eighteen what I know now - that there are some things on which one does not compromise. (Mary Balogh Quotes) Sometimes now was enough. Sometimes it was everything (Mary Balogh Quotes) Fear is a powerful beast, if it is allowed the mastery (Mary Balogh Quotes) I do not admire greatness that has no substance (Mary Balogh Quotes) Sometimes it just seems that love is not enough, does it? (Mary Balogh Quotes) Love, I have discovered, does not judge. It just is (Mary Balogh Quotes) Was memory always as much of a burden as it could sometimes be a blessing (Mary Balogh Quotes) Sometimes even the imagination lets one down (Mary Balogh Quotes) Tears never were worth the effort of crying them (Mary Balogh Quotes) One day you will learn that love does not always betray you (Mary Balogh Quotes) The worst thing about loneliness is that it brings one face to face with oneself (Mary Balogh Quotes) I can be hurt, she said, only by people I respect (Mary Balogh Quotes) Love did not have to make sense. It did not have to be worthy. It did not have to be earned. It did not have to woo. It just simply was (Mary Balogh Quotes)

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