"The Virgin in the Garden" Quotes
"The Virgin in the Garden" explores the intersecting lives of a diverse cast in 1950s England, delving into themes of art, politics, and personal identity against the backdrop of a royal visit.
fiction | 576 pages | Published in 2021
Quotes
She was always more interested in the way things were put together than in what they meant.
She was aware that she was being a little irrational, but it did not seem to matter.
They were all disappointed in what they had done, and what they had become.
The past is not a reliable guide to the present.
She had become curious about the world outside.
She felt the peculiar desperation that follows the realisation that something has been wasted.
She was tired of being a spectator.
She was determined to make a new beginning.
She had always been inclined to be a little too intense for her own good.
She was filled with a sense of urgency.
