"The holes in your life are permanent. You have to grow around them, like tree roots around concrete; you mould yourse…"

"Let’s be honest: women are still only really valued for two things—their looks and their role as mothers."

"People think it's terribly sad to spend Christmas alone, but it's no sadder, really, than spending any other day alon…"

"I have never understood how people can blithely disregard the damage they do by following their hearts."

"It’s impossible to resist the kindness of strangers. Someone who looks at you, who doesn’t know you, who tells you it…"

"Karen has many privileges. She must learn not to take, always, the extra inch when the ell is so gladly granted."

"These insolent words, hurled at it, convulsed the livid face that fronted Karen. And suddenly, holding Karen's should…"

"Her eyes came back to Karen's face and fury again seized her. "And as for you, ungrateful girl—perfidious, yes, and i…"

"For most of the , tree cover is the normal condition. Any area below the five hundred metre contour that is left to i…"

"... the spread of urban conditions constitutes a terrible threat until we have learned to appreciate the real necessi…"