Maybe right and wrong did not move, but understanding of them did. The wrenching pain of walking the same path, even for a short space, tore away the…

- Anne Perry

I believe in an individual soul which travels through eternity. This life is far from all there is--in fact, it is a minute part, simply an antechamb…

- Anne Perry

To take for granted one's blessings is a damage to the soul, and in time one will lose them, simply from lack of care. One should never tire of nouri…

- Anne Perry

People only tell lies when the truth is disagreeable to them, or frightens them, or to cover sin.

- Anne Perry

A good library can provide the furniture of our minds and the threads from which we weave our dreams.

- Anne Perry

Too many women waste their lives grieving because they do not have something other people tell them they should want. Whether you are happy or not de…

- Anne Perry

Be aware that you can truly help people only by aiding them to become what they are, not what you are. I have heard you say 'If I were you, I would d…

- Anne Perry

The truth can be very sharp. But it makes a cleaner wound than lies. It will not fester

- Anne Perry

Your own gown is most delicately suitable, both to the occasion and to yourself,' to be translated: Your gown is insipid and entirely forgettable. If…

- Anne Perry