Tracy Chevalier Quotes

Say something worth the words.

We do not need such things to help us to see God,” I countered. “We have His Word, and that is
enough.

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.

I find that when I come out of the library I’m in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.”

[Woman's Day magazine, March 12, 2002]

Warp threads are thicker than the weft, and made of a coarser wool as well. I think of them as like wives. Their work is not obvious - all you can see are the ridges they make under the colorful weft threads. But if they weren't there, there would be no tapestry. Georges would unravel without me.