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181 " holocaust of humanity. Remember it, and tell your children and your grandchildren so that they never let it happen again. "
― Fiona Valpy , The Dressmaker's Gift
182 " Ghoribas: "
― Fiona Valpy , The Storyteller of Casablanca
183 " And it’s too late. Mum has gone. "
― Fiona Valpy , The Skylark's Secret
184 " I don’t know if I would ever want to be married, unless the man was very kind like my papa or Felix. I think I’d probably rather have animals instead, like Josephine Baker. "
185 " Maybe that is the only comfort we can find now, in the knowledge that we are not alone in our pain and suffering, "
― Fiona Valpy , Sea of Memories
186 " Can we really imagine how it must feel to be so afraid of what lies behind you that you are prepared to throw yourself headlong into an unknown that is going to be filled with danger and loneliness? Leaving behind your family and your culture and seeking something better in a land where you are not welcome and you are not understood? "
187 " But if the “ordinary people” do nothing then who is going to step forward and take a stand "
188 " After all, “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass – it’s about dancing in the rain! "
― Fiona Valpy , The Beekeeper's Promise
189 " These days, the former Gestapo offices are highly respectable apartment buildings in one of the most sought-after areas of the city. But in 1943, the elegant road was known by the French as ‘The Street of Horrors’. "
190 " can seem so very tenuous sometimes. But perhaps that fragility is why we treasure it so. And perhaps it is our profound love of life that makes us so terrified of losing it. "
191 " basket of eggs that Eliane had coloured with natural dyes gleaned from her larder of winter crops: yellow from onion skins, deep pink from beetroot and azure-blue from the leaves of a red cabbage. "
192 " even in the darkest of times, love will light the way. Always. "
― Fiona Valpy , The French for Always
193 " The distraction of a fantasy can make reality seem harder to bear, I suppose. "
194 " Sorry, but four o’clock in the morning really is the loneliest of hours. "
― Fiona Valpy , The French for Love
195 " the dangers are very real and very serious.’ She smiled at him and withdrew her hand from his, the picture of "
196 " She gazes out across the darkening waters of the loch for a moment, considering. Then she says, 'No, Lexie. I wasn't angry that you left. I was angry because you came back.' She looks me squarely in the eye. 'You were my hope, you see. The proof that there was a world out there, and it might not have been one that I could ever have been part of but you still linked me to it, even after we lost touch. "
197 " I think it’s more than that really. It’s the very essence of life. Without joy, life is empty.’ He looked about him, taking in the dark outline of the "
198 " Then, fixing Sara again with that clear, calm gaze, Eliane said, ‘At the end of a story we say, “et ils vécurent heureux jusqu’à la fin de leurs jours”.’ Sara "
199 " I think it’s more than that really. It’s the very essence of life. Without joy, life is empty. "
200 " Let it be a sign to remind anyone who finds their way into this cave in the future that, come what may, to have known love is the most important thing there is. "