“There, on the far side of of the Atlantic, would be Maine, but despite the shared ocean, her island and this one were worlds apart. Where Inishmaan was gray and brown, its fragile man-made soil sup...”

“So, is it harder to dream about what you dont have than to live in fear of losing what you do?”

“She thought about this. She had analyzed it in depth. When you live alone, travel alone, exist solely on the outskirts of other people's lives, you do have time to wonder why what you want most in ...”

“Charlotte Evans was used to feeling grungy. As a freelancer, she traveled on a shoestring, getting stories other writers did not, precisely because she wasn't fussy about how she lived. In the last...”

“Every man wants love, if he can get past the fear of exposure.”

“June would always be Charlotte's favorite month on Quinnipeague. She loved the frothy roil of the sea as it recovered from a day of rain, and in those early mornings, before the fog lifted and sun ...”

“There is no competition in work. If you want it, work for it.”

“Rekindle spirit revives the soul”

“Wind is wind.”