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Rhys Bowen QUOTES

Rhys Bowen QUOTES

61 " Experience makes one come to terms with life, to be at one with the mind and the heart. And most people are suffering in some way. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Venice Sketchbook

62 " All is well. We are tested and we survive, and life will be good again. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Tuscan Child

63 " Tiny finger sandwiches, biscuits and cakes, grapes and tangerines and of course my scones with jam and cream. Mr Phelps and Jimmy came to help me as I made shortbreads, ginger biscuits from Germany that were a favourite of the queen, macaroons and lemon curd tarts. At the last minute, we prepared cucumber, egg and cress, and smoked salmon sandwiches, wrapping them immediately into damp linen napkins to keep them moist. Flasks of tea were prepared. "

― Rhys Bowen , Above the Bay of Angels

64 " I realised that everyone present resented the loss of the Hall as much as my father had done. It represented the passing of an old way of life, of the security of knowing one’s place. I found it very touching. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Tuscan Child

65 " Wow, holy cow, hubba hubba, gee whiz. That was some guy. Don’t tell me he’s your main squeeze!”
“My what?”
“Your honey. Your sugar. Isn’t that right word?”
“In England we’re a little less colorful with our language.
“So you say it?”
“Boyfriend? Escort?”
“And is he?”
“Obviously not anymore,” I said with a sigh. "

― Rhys Bowen , A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #2)

66 " survived.” Her grandmother gave a sad little smile. “Most of us survive the hardest things. We are quite resilient. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Venice Sketchbook

67 " If you're worried about your very life, the last thing you want is small talk. "

― Rhys Bowen , Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness, #10)

68 " Jesus, Mary and Joseph,” I muttered, giving those men a haughty stare. "

― Rhys Bowen , Death of Riley (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #2)

69 " ​Lady Pamela Sutton stared at the dreary government-issued posters on the wall of her small cubicle in Hut 3. "

― Rhys Bowen , In Farleigh Field

70 " It’s hard to imagine there is a God at the moment, isn’t it?” he said. “If I was watching this from up in heaven, I’d want to step in and put a stop to it. "

― Rhys Bowen , What Child Is This

71 " We just have to make the best of things and be happy with what we’ve got. "

― Rhys Bowen , What Child Is This

72 " My teachers at school said I had a good brain and wanted me to go to university, but my mother thought it was a silly idea. She said too much education was not good for women. They needed to know how to run a home and a family, and being educated only made them discontent. I’m afraid she’s hopelessly old-fashioned in her ideas. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Victory Garden

73 " Necessities for all manner of healing in the herb garden: Hyssop, Wormwood, Rue, Coriander, Pasqueflower, Rosemary, St John’s Wort, Costmary, Lady’s Mantle, Lady’s Bedstraw, Angelica, Heartsease, Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Milk Thistle, Thyme, Sweet Woodruff. To these I plan to add, as time permits: Wood Betony, Comfrey, Coltsfoot, Cowslip, Hawthorn, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Meadowsweet, Sage, Valerian, Yarrow and Winter Savory. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Victory Garden

74 " On this occasion it was a tea party. Cook had been baking all morning: scones and sponge cakes and shortbreads so that the kitchen was full of wonderful aromas. And all afternoon she had been making little tea sandwiches—cucumber, egg and cress, smoked salmon. "

― Rhys Bowen , Above the Bay of Angels

75 " To realise that one has nobody in the world—that is a sobering thought. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Tuscan Child

76 " Not to marry?” “Someday maybe.” I blushed when I said this, glad it was dark. “But not until I know who I am and what I want. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Venice Sketchbook

77 " Just because everyone’s doing it doesn’t make it right. Wrong’s wrong, even in a ruddy war. "

― Rhys Bowen , What Child Is This

78 " You cannot live someone else’s life. Your life is what you make of it. You have to decide what you want. "

― Rhys Bowen , The Venice Sketchbook

79 " I can come up to town, Belinda. It’s not as if I’m going to darkest Africa. "

― Rhys Bowen , Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (Her Royal Spyness #12)

80 " I laughed. “I must have the only servant who never attempts to put on any airs and graces for me.” “But then she’s a hopeless case, we all admit that, "

― Rhys Bowen , Crowned and Dangerous (Her Royal Spyness, #10)