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1 " There's a book for everyone, even if they don't think there is. A book that reaches in and grabs your soul. "
― Veronica Henry , How to Find Love in a Bookshop
2 " I don't know anyone who can't learn something from The Little Prince. "
3 " Books are more precious than jewels. She truly believed this. What did a diamond bring you? A momentary flash of brilliance. A diamond scintillated for second; a book could scintillate forever. "
4 " After all, a town without a bookshop was a town without a heart. "
5 " So that was why people read. Because books explained things: how you thought, and how you behaved, and made you realise you were not alone in doing what you did or feeling what you felt. "
6 " I have lots of favorites. That's the trouble with books. You can never choose your favorite. It changes depending on your mood. "
7 " It was the sort of bookshop that stole time... "
8 " You have to have cake while you’re reading. It’s the law. "
9 " She knew now that everyone had heartbreak in their life at some point. What had happened didn't make her special or unusual. It was part of being human. A broken heart was, after all, the source material of myriad books. Some of those books had become her comfort, and had made her realize she was not alone. "
10 " Because happy people don’t try to make other people feel bad. "
11 " The whole point of life was you couldn't ever be sure what would happen next. Sometimes what happened was good, sometimes not, but there were always surprises. "
12 " There’s a book for everyone, even if they don’t think there is. A book that reaches in and grabs your soul. "
13 " Emilia held Sarah's hands and looked at her. She could see now the depth of sadness in Sarah's eyes. And she could feel the warmth and kindness that Julius must have been drawn to. And she was grateful to Sarah, for her compassion and honesty. It must have been a painful confession. She felt honored to be trusted with the secret. She supposed when she had time to think about it, she might be shocked, but she wasn't going to judge. She found it a comfort, that Julius had this woman's devotion. And she knew, from all the books she had ever read, that life was complicated, that love sprang from nowhere sometimes, and that forbidden love wasn't always something to be ashamed of. "
14 " There would be less passion, certainly, but how much easier to manage your life, your career, your family with someone whom you loved and respected, but who didn't haunt your every waking hour. "
― Veronica Henry , The Long Weekend
15 " So often there was sadness and grief lying underneath perfection. "
― Veronica Henry , The Forever House
16 " mice in the drawer to hand "
17 " he was more than a little daunted by her brain power. He thought she could probably take over the world. Yet "
18 " was behind the reception "
19 " look "
― Veronica Henry , The Beach Hut (The Beach Hut, #1)
20 " Happiness was a hungry beast, requiring constant feeding, while contentment was placid, undemanding "
― Veronica Henry , The Impulse Purchase
