Quotes by Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife

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“---Sleeps through the washes of the morning's colors and the warm brilliance of sunrise. She sleeps in a world where she remembers, perfectly, every detail about her husband, this day, that sentenc...”

— Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife

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“Such fascinating things, libraries. She closes her eyes. She couldwalk inside and step into a murder, a love story, a complete accountof somebody elses life, or mutiny on the high seas. Such potent...”

— Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife

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“Theres some comfort in seeing things go on; birds keep singing, buses keep running. But if you want those things to continue, perhaps you have to accept that the other kinds of things, unhappier, e...”

— Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife

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“How would you start to write a poem? How would you put together a series of words for its first linehow would you know which words to choose? When you read a poem, every word seemed so perfect that...”

— Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife

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“There’s some comfort in seeing things go on; birds keep singing, buses keep running. But if you want those things to continue, perhaps you have to accept that the other kinds of things, unhappier, ...”

— Ashley Hay, The Railwayman's Wife

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