Just because a marriage ended didn't mean that it hadn't been happy at times.

None of us ever know all the possible courses our lives could have and maybe should have taken. It's probably just as well. Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever. Just ask Pandora.

Those we love don't go away, they sit beside us every day.

There were worse things to be than sexist. For example, you could be the sort of person who pinched your fingers together while using the words “teeny weeny.

Why did she give up wine for Lent? Polly was more sensible. She had given up strawberry jam. Cecilia had never seen Polly show more than a passing interest in strawberry jam, although now, of course, she was always catching her standing at the open fridge, staring at it longingly. The power of denial.

All conflict can be traced back to someone's feelings getting hurt, don't you think?

Perhaps nothing was ever “meant to be.” There was just life, and right now, and doing your best. Being a bit “bendy.