She was a terrible mother, there was no doubt about it, but she didn't even have the strength to feel guilty.
Kate AtkinsonYou must never believe everything they say about a person. Generally speaking, most of it will be lies, half-truths at best.
Kate AtkinsonShe should have done science, not spent all her time with her head in novels. Novels gave you a completely false idea about life, they told lies and they implied there were endings when in reality there were no endings, everything just went on and on and on.
Kate Atkinson