Louise Penny
Louise Penny
Louise Pennyis a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centred on the work of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. After she turned to writing, she won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha Award for best mystery novel of the year five times, including four consecutive years, and the Anthony Award for best novel of the...
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broken strongest
Things are strongest where they're broken.
tea yogi harmony
Peter swept aside Yogi Tea and Harmony Herbal Blend, though he hesitated a second over the chamomile. .... But no. Violent death demanded Earl Grey.
battle talent seems
I'm just like this. I have no talent for choosing my battles. Life seems, strangely, like a battle to me. The whole thing.
writing jealous self
Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed, and now I realize I was writing for others, so that they'd applaud me, see my genius, tell me how wonderful I am, or be jealous of my success.
creativity sloth looks
It's a shame that creativity and sloth look exactly the same.
struggle reality wish
Better to accept the wretched truth than struggle, twisting to make a wish a reality.
offending voice people
To be silent. In hopes of not offending, in hopes of being accepted. But what happened to people who never spoke, never raised their voices? Kept everything inside? Gamache knew what happened. Everything they swallowed, every word, thought, feeling rattled around inside, hollowing the person out. And into that chasm they stuffed their words, their rage.
lying years forgiving
Now here's a good one: you're lying on your deathbed. You have one hour to live. Who is it, exactly, you have needed all these years to forgive?
powerful simple people
Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by our choices. It's as simple and as complex as that. And as powerful. so when I'm observing that's what I'm watching for. The choices people make
Where there is love there is courage, where there is courage there is peace, where there is peace there is God. And when you have God, you have everything.
paradise recognizing
What are you afraid of? I'm afraid of not recognizing Paradise.
night strawberries
The night is a strawberry.
wall mistake safety
No good ever comes from putting up walls. What people mistake for safety is in fact captivity. And few things thrive in captivity.
jobs heart
Fear lives in the head. And courage lives in the heart. The job is to get from one to the other.