“He wanted to put his arms around her, but she had a darkness that seemed to stand beside her like an acquaintance that would not go away.” Elizabeth Strout book Olive Kitteridge Source: Olive Kitteridge
“You are wasting time by suffering twice. I mention this only to show how many things the mind cannot will itself to do, even if it wants to.” Elizabeth Strout Source: My Name is Lucy Barton Suffering , Time
“And it was too late. No one wants to believe something is too late, but it is always becoming too late, and then it is.” Elizabeth Strout book The Burgess Boys Source: The Burgess Boys