True Colours QUOTES

1 " She felt that she was channelling Lauren Bacall in the 1940s. Her hair, swept to the side with light curls at the end added to the look, as did her pearl brooch. With the 40s on her mind, she thought of authors from the era, and made a mental note to read Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when she next had the chance. Perhaps it’s time to change era for a while, she thought, feeling excited. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

3 " A life not truly lived is hurt and fear, not healed and acknowledged. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

5 " Mrs Sanders said as she picked up one of the magazines. “What are they wearing these days? I’ll never understand it. They call this fashion?” She studied the cover of the magazine carefully. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

7 " Yes! Yes!” she cried. “Like a library! We could put a system in place where they borrow books. And they return them, we could have cards as well. Oh my God! Why didn’t I think of it before?” “Why would they borrow books from us when there are so many book shops around?” “Yes, but they’re shops, where they would have to pay for the books. They could borrow from us though … Think of how many people don’t have time to read these days. They’ve probably forgotten that reading is the thing missing from their lives. We could remind them, and reacquaint them with the magic of books. They get their hair done and they have some adventure or romance as well. It makes sense.”
“So, tell me … Would we also have a sign that says “Quiet, please”? Would we have to tone down the music or completely turn it off? And would the other clients who don’t feel like reading have to keep their mouths shut? Perhaps we would have to wait for them to finish their chapter before we could even turn on the taps or the hairdryer … "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

9 " In the past, her face would have been hidden behind a magazine, plucked from one of the piles neatly stacked on the small, glass coffee table next to the lounge. Now, she wondered why they even bothered with them. Everyone was on their phones these days, although some of their old school clients seemed to still peruse them occasionally. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

11 " Sometimes, Helena would use floral tissue paper to wrap the bouquets, reminding Tess of some of the beautiful books on her bookshelves at home, written in a time when etiquette was treated with the utmost importance. Tess always felt that she belonged in those eras — that she would have fit in perfectly. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

13 " She couldn’t believe someone had challenged Queen Desiree so boldly — right in front of her, Tess, the girl who was the star of all her jokes, without having ever auditioned for the part. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

15 " She realised that even if the surging waves were messing with her peace, that as intimidating as those waves could be, they could also be magnificent, making anyone in their presence feel alive with their infectious strength and beauty, able to feel something bigger than themselves — something they never would have experienced if they hadn’t ever felt their exhilarating presence. At that moment, Tess realised those surging waves could add life to an otherwise peaceful landscape, and bring with them great beauty. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

17 " It was like Anne of Green Gables. Feeling inspired, she’d opened that very book, remembering all the times her mother had read it to her as a young girl. She opened the beautiful hard cover and escaped into a world where life had drama and passion, a world where she could go wherever she wanted to go, from a lovely country town to a fantasy world of her own, with interesting and diverse characters, where she could turn the page and everything would change. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours

19 " Back at school, so many years ago, she and Cathy were fond of reading the classics. They’d always imagined living back in the day where manners and conversation were as refined as the polished silver that graced the elaborately dressed tables in the dining halls of aristocratic manors. "

― Anthea Syrokou , True Colours