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“She couldn’t understand library-goers who turned their noses up at commercial books, announcing that they only enjoyed literary reads. To her, authors should write what they wanted and readers had their pick of thousands of books to enjoy.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“The chant, ‘Sandshift United, rah rah rah. Sandshift United, rah rah rah,’ rang gladiatorial-like through the air”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“She'd lost the ability to process a compliment. If someone said anything nice to her, by the time she'd mused over the conundrum of what it really meant and how to reply, the moment had passed.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“When Martha stepped inside the library, she closed her eyes and inhaled the earthy, almond scent of the books. If she could bottle the aroma, she’d wear it as a perfume, L’eau de la Bibliothèque.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“Every second of every day, you made decisions that affected your future and that couldn't be reversed.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Messy Lives of Book People

“Freedom. She imagined it might be what freedom felt like.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“The past was in the past, and she had to accept it and lay it to rest, so she could look to the future.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“She felt a hollowness inside like nothing she'd felt before, as if her innards had been scooped out. Her skin felt raw and paper-thin. "Everyone lied to me," she cried.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“Perhaps it’s ultimately my own fault, for not being brave enough to follow Joe, Martha thought. I could have had a different life. A better one.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“But what about love?" Martha asked desperately.
"It's not always enough. Life's not a fairy story.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“I’m so pleased you’ve called. I was worried you might be tired out. after the fair. I know I asked a lot of questions…”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“That's all in the past now," she soothed. "We can spend what time we have together, wishing we'd done things differently. Or we can use it wisely.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“I believe everyone has a small pocket of their life when everything is perfect and the sun seems to shine. Mine was when I was with him.”
― Phaedra Patrick

“And if she didn't do this stuff for others, what did she have in her life, otherwise?”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“She had a purpose, an anchor. And now that was gone. She'd tried to make changes to her life and they hadn't worked.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“alternative. She decided that she wasn’t going to focus on always trying to please others. She felt determined to take the time to get to know, and love, herself. And she hoped that the warm glow of appreciation she always looked for might actually come from within. I want to be glorious again.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“It's a shame we have to grow up, isn't it? When you're a kid, you never question if a man can really turn into a frog, or if a girl can be the size of a thimble.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“Adrian stroked Ginny’s arm. “Come on, let’s do this,” he said. “Afterward, let’s drink rum and cola and discuss who is the best James Bond.” “It’s Daniel Craig,” she said, as she followed him toward the door.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Little Italian Hotel

“There's no such thing as perfection, just two people trying to make the most of their time together.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Secrets of Love Story Bridge

“I know that he was the right person. I just had to make a choice. I did my best to please everyone.’ She gritted her teeth to try to stop the flood of emotion that was threatening to overtake her.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“Perhaps there wasn’t a particular time, or happening, that made an acquaintance become a friend. Maybe it was just an organic thing, not to be studied or planned.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“She’s picking it up from you, Betty. The way you are. How can she grow into a confident young woman when she sees you kowtowing”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“The library had been her Narnia, and it still was.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“He was an old man sitting on a bench in London. He had a sore ankle and an aching feeling of emptiness from leaving Sebastian behind in his book-lined prison, but he had to carry on his quest. He closed the book of poetry and left it on the bench. As he walked away he couldn’t help but wonder which little charm he’d find out about next.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper

“It’s never too late to move on. Focus on yourself and consider what you really want from life—”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Little Italian Hotel

“Sometimes you had to make decisions and build them on whatever foundations you had closest to you.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Messy Lives of Book People

“Will returning all these things take away my purpose? If I'm not offering to help people out, what will I do instead?”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“For Owen, Martha had asked Gina to call in and see Rita at Monkey Puzzle Books, to pick up a copy of The Little Paris Bookshop.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found

“Just because she believed in fairy tales when she was small didn't mean they came true.”
― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found