“Sometimes you hold onto things, not because you want to keep them, but because they are difficult to let go.”
―
Phaedra Patrick,
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You should always make time for books” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found
“Sometimes when you've lived a chapter of your life, you don't want to look back.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“He always felt embarrassed opening gifts in front of others, having to act out delight or surprise. He liked to peel off the paper slowly and consider the contents.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“Sometimes there's no right decision. Just the one you make at the time.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found
“The thing is these days there is too much choice. When I was younger, you were grateful with what you were given.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You can make memories out of money, but you can’t make money out of memories,” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“By sorting out her wardrobe it felt as if he was saying goodbye to her all over again. He was clearing her out of his life. With” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“She sometimes felt like the spider in the middle of the family web, trying to hold all the threads together.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You know, through my travels and meeting people who were part of Miriam’s life, I’m learning that it’s the things you say and do that people remember you for. She is no longer here but she lives on in people’s hearts and minds.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“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.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found
“But there are always some people that you keep in your heart, yes? That you never forget.” “How” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“All his thoughts were running riot, like rowdy children, and he wanted them to stop and leave him alone. He” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“If you meet something insurmountable, don’t try and fight it. It will only leave you with bruises. The trick is to outsmart it and do something it wouldn’t expect.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Messy Lives of Book People
“He was stronger and had more depth than he knew and he liked these new discoveries about himself.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You can’t stop people doing what they want to do if they really want to do it. Perhaps she thought that her life before you was no longer relevant. Sometimes when you’ve lived a chapter of your life, you don’t want to look back. I lost five years of my life through drugs. All I remember is waking up feeling like shit, or roaming the streets looking to score, or the delirium after I’d shot up. I don’t ever want to look back at that. I want to get back on my feet, get a proper job, maybe find a girl who’s good for me.” Arthur nodded. He understood what Mike was saying,” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“I still remember one from when I was a child. It was about a bear trying to get into a jar of honey. He never gave up. I thought about that when I was trying to get clean. I had to just keep on trying to open that honey jar.” “I liked to read to my kids when they were young. My son much preferred my wife to do it, but when I got to do it, it felt really special. I liked the stories, too.” “Everyone has a good story to tell, Arthur. If you’d have told me last night that I’d have an adventurous old bloke kipping at my house for the night, I’d think I was going mad. But here you are. You’re all right, Arthur, for a posh pensioner,” he teased. “And so are you, for a bit of a scruffbag.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“He told him about his routines, how they had started out as a comfort and became a prison. (He was about to say that a very nice lady had helped him out of it. But it was himself who had done it...He was responsible for the change in his life.)” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“Where once Miriam was their sun and he their moon, Dan and Lucy were now distant stars in their own galaxies.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You should always make time for books” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found
“Sometimes when you've lived a chapter of your life, you don't want to look back.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“He always felt embarrassed opening gifts in front of others, having to act out delight or surprise. He liked to peel off the paper slowly and consider the contents.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“Sometimes there's no right decision. Just the one you make at the time.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found
“The thing is these days there is too much choice. When I was younger, you were grateful with what you were given.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You can make memories out of money, but you can’t make money out of memories,” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“By sorting out her wardrobe it felt as if he was saying goodbye to her all over again. He was clearing her out of his life. With” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“She sometimes felt like the spider in the middle of the family web, trying to hold all the threads together.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You know, through my travels and meeting people who were part of Miriam’s life, I’m learning that it’s the things you say and do that people remember you for. She is no longer here but she lives on in people’s hearts and minds.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“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.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found
“But there are always some people that you keep in your heart, yes? That you never forget.” “How” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“All his thoughts were running riot, like rowdy children, and he wanted them to stop and leave him alone. He” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“If you meet something insurmountable, don’t try and fight it. It will only leave you with bruises. The trick is to outsmart it and do something it wouldn’t expect.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Messy Lives of Book People
“He was stronger and had more depth than he knew and he liked these new discoveries about himself.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“You can’t stop people doing what they want to do if they really want to do it. Perhaps she thought that her life before you was no longer relevant. Sometimes when you’ve lived a chapter of your life, you don’t want to look back. I lost five years of my life through drugs. All I remember is waking up feeling like shit, or roaming the streets looking to score, or the delirium after I’d shot up. I don’t ever want to look back at that. I want to get back on my feet, get a proper job, maybe find a girl who’s good for me.” Arthur nodded. He understood what Mike was saying,” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“I still remember one from when I was a child. It was about a bear trying to get into a jar of honey. He never gave up. I thought about that when I was trying to get clean. I had to just keep on trying to open that honey jar.” “I liked to read to my kids when they were young. My son much preferred my wife to do it, but when I got to do it, it felt really special. I liked the stories, too.” “Everyone has a good story to tell, Arthur. If you’d have told me last night that I’d have an adventurous old bloke kipping at my house for the night, I’d think I was going mad. But here you are. You’re all right, Arthur, for a posh pensioner,” he teased. “And so are you, for a bit of a scruffbag.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“He told him about his routines, how they had started out as a comfort and became a prison. (He was about to say that a very nice lady had helped him out of it. But it was himself who had done it...He was responsible for the change in his life.)” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
“Where once Miriam was their sun and he their moon, Dan and Lucy were now distant stars in their own galaxies.” ― Phaedra Patrick, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
