“When someone stabs you it's not your fault that you feel pain.”

“I was tired of seeing the Graces always depicted as beautiful young things. I think wisdom comes with age and life and pain. And knowing what matters.”

“You know for sure Jane would be annoyed she gave you all her money and youre not even enjoying it. Should have given it to me. Myrna had shaken her head in mock bewilderment. Id have known what to ...”

“She put her hands together and Saul hoped she wasnt about to sayNamaste, said CC, bowing. He taught me that. Very spiritual.She said spiritual so often it had become meaningless to Saul.He said, CC...”

“Nice hair. Olivier turned to Clara, hoping to break the tension.Thank you. Clara ran her hands through it, making it stand on end as though shed just had a scare.Youre right. Olivier turned to Myrn...”

“Let every man shovel out his own snow, and the whole city will be passable," said Gamache. Seeing Beauvoir's puzzled expression he added, "Emerson.""Lake and Palmer?""Ralph and Waldo.”

“Let us give ourselves indiscriminately to everything our passions suggest, and we will always be happyConscience is not the voice of Nature but only the voice of prejudice.”

“Sometimes a woman's love of being loved gets the better of her conscience, and though she is agonized at the thought of treating a man cruelly, she encourages him to love her while she doesn't love...”

“Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.Listen to it carefully.”