Leaving Everything Most Loved Quotes
"Romney Marsh was a place of dark stories; of smugglers, and ghosts and ghouls seen both night and day."
"Beneath the accomplishment is the same woman who was once the naive girl you taught, Dame Constance."
"Listen and attend to the ear of your heart, Maisie."
"It's as if they were emptying the vessel so that it could be filled with thoughts that might better serve them."
"Extinguish the flame of doubt that has burned in you for so long, and which—I suspect—stands between you and a deeper connection to someone with whom you might spend the rest of your life."
"Every experience has the capacity to be a learning opportunity."
"A tree is always handy for tying one end of the washing line."
"There's always jobs to do here, or at the church."
"The women came to church for Sunday evensong."
"I'm sure I don't know—we do our best for the women."
"I don't know what my husband would say, but—well, all right."
"If you know what's good for you, you'll get the floor a bit cleaner than that!"
"I learned to read and write at school, but she read books I could not understand, so she helped me."
"She was a teacher, so she might have taken on private tutoring."
"Take care, Maisie. You are sensitive to the essence of one who has passed—do not assume that this field is benign. Protect yourself."
"And please, Miss Dobbs, take care of Usha's nest egg."
"It’s a wonder I remember yesterday, never mind a month or even a fortnight gone."
"But life goes on. Her husband needs life to be a bit lighter if they are to come through these setbacks, grim as they are."
"I reckon he didn’t like the fact that the lad was so close to his mother."
"I have struggled to find a reason for the death of such a lovely creature on God's earth."
"Better than all having a weapon, isn’t it, Miss Dobbs? Or a prison record in common to show allegiance."
"The parents in these parts are suspicious of questions, and so are the children."
"I am not against shooting lumps of clay flying through the air."
"I thought there were shooting schools in London."
"I must ask, however—how on earth did you know that Usha Pramal was killed with a Webley?"
"And speaking of women’s meetings, how are you getting on with your society?"
"I think she knew it was important to her employers, to learn the Bible stories."
"Perhaps that was Usha’s gift, that she had no fear of touching people."
"I realized I was becoming a different person."
"I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but I think it might be an idea to go into Miss Patel’s room again."
"I think you have a point, but at the same time, I have worked with people who have psychiatric illnesses, and it’s not always as clear cut as that."
"We know that you throw your line out to a rock somewhere, and pull yourself through the oncoming tide to the next landing place."
"I remember, when I was a nurse, a man—he had been terribly wounded in the war—saying to me that people don’t touch you when you’re mutilated, when you’re sick, even those who love you most."
"I remember saying to Mr. Paige—must have been a month before Miss Pramal died—that she didn’t seem very happy, and we put it down to one of her jobs."
"I know, Miss Dobbs. It must be very difficult for you."
"I’m sure we can find a way through it all, Dad."
"I know when He is truly present in someone’s heart."
"Things were going along well as they were, and that the future, at this point, would remain a mystery to them both."
"It was a most calming scene, with three children—two girls and a boy—throwing a ball and running from an energetic cocker spaniel."
"It was a terrible death no matter who she was."
"But how can we help? Please, let us know what we can do to assist you."
"He wanted an independent investigation, so he came to me."
"Our children adored her. They thought the world of her and they learned so much—they were well ahead by the time they went to school."
"The children wept, I wept, and I think the dog almost wept."
"She had more or less sole charge of our children, for heaven’s sake!"
"The roots of murder often run very deep, and sadly, in many cases, are cast in childhood, in the abyss of terror and fear."
"The brutal treatment of a child is a terrible thing and is so often hidden."
"She was pure of heart and of spirit and saw only the very best in people."
"If called to a house to help someone—perhaps to assist in lifting an old gentleman from a chair, or washing a sick woman—she did not draw back, but tended to people with the same deep respect."
"Maisie pushed a piece of paper towards Pramal. 'May I trouble you for your address, Mr. Pramal? I am planning a visit to your country... perhaps... and I might be able to assist. Indeed, it would be an honor.'"
"Maisie knew that in filing away those notes, she was encapsulating part of herself, part of who they were in a working partnership."
"Maisie walked away, leaving Griffith slumped in chair, weeping."
"Every soul who comes to me for counsel gives me another lesson in return, and I am humbled and made new by each fresh opportunity to serve."
"If you both stand for the same things, then you can go forward together and apart, whatever the day may bring."