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It's strange, isn't it? One small bit of information - a private relationship, something that happened a long time ago - and the whole story seems different.

Elise Broach

It's strange, isn't it? One small bit of information - a private relationship, something that happened a long time ago - and the whole story seems different.

This was different: the feeling of being chosen. Out of everybody in the world...this boy had picked him as the one he liked best of all.

Elise Broach

This was different: the feeling of being chosen. Out of everybody in the world...this boy had picked him as the one he liked best of all.

About Author
Elise Broach (born September 20, 1963) is an American writer. Her publications include the acclaimed novels Shakespeare's Secret, Desert Crossing, and Masterpiece. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University and lives in Easton, Connecticut.

There is a difference between giving into something and accepting it.

Elise Broach

There is a difference between giving into something and accepting it.

The treasure secretly gathered in your heart will become evident through your creative work.—Albrecht Durer

Elise Broach

The treasure secretly gathered in your heart will become evident through your creative work.—Albrecht Durer

The most important things in a friendship didn’t have to be said out loud. James

Elise Broach

The most important things in a friendship didn’t have to be said out loud. James

The most important things in a friendship didn't have to be said out loud.

Elise Broach

The most important things in a friendship didn't have to be said out loud.

That was the very heart of friendship...your willingness to help each other in a jam, to take a friend's problems as your very own.

Elise Broach

That was the very heart of friendship...your willingness to help each other in a jam, to take a friend's problems as your very own.

My mom says that when it rains you never feel like you should be anywhere but home.

Elise Broach

My mom says that when it rains you never feel like you should be anywhere but home.

Tags: weather

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

Elise Broach

My dad always says, some people will treat you badly and you can't help that. But how you handle it and how it makes you feel, that's up to you.

Tags: prejudice, wisdom

She could see it now, what her father loved about Shakespeare, about that entire, mysterious time, with its pomp and majesty, secrets and betrayals.

Elise Broach

She could see it now, what her father loved about Shakespeare, about that entire, mysterious time, with its pomp and majesty, secrets and betrayals.

I suppose we never know what we have the capacity to forgive until we're truly tested.

Elise Broach

I suppose we never know what we have the capacity to forgive until we're truly tested.

Tags: friendships, relationships, trials, wisdom

He remembered hearing Karl tell James once that it was hard for people to ever know what they really looked like. Reflections in mirrors weren’t accurate, Karl said, because when you stared at yoursel...

Elise Broach

He remembered hearing Karl tell James once that it was hard for people to ever know what they really looked like. Reflections in mirrors weren’t accurate, Karl said, because when you stared at yoursel...

Tags: love, mirror, reflections, reflective, self, true self

He HAD seen the world. It had been scary at times, but also exhilarating. Who could have imagined it would be such a complicated, interesting place?...When you saw different parts of the world, you sa...

Elise Broach

He HAD seen the world. It had been scary at times, but also exhilarating. Who could have imagined it would be such a complicated, interesting place?...When you saw different parts of the world, you sa...

But really, there are no coincidences. Coincidences are just other people's choices, plans you don't know about.

Elise Broach

But really, there are no coincidences. Coincidences are just other people's choices, plans you don't know about.

A person's birthday should be a special day, a wonderful day, a day of pure celebration for the luck of being born!

Elise Broach

A person's birthday should be a special day, a wonderful day, a day of pure celebration for the luck of being born!

A great friendship was like a great work of art, he thought. It took time and attention, and a spark of something that was impossible to describe. It was a happy, lucky accident, finding some kindred...

Elise Broach

A great friendship was like a great work of art, he thought. It took time and attention, and a spark of something that was impossible to describe. It was a happy, lucky accident, finding some kindred...

A good friend is someone you can count on. No matter what.

Elise Broach

A good friend is someone you can count on. No matter what.