“ Spring had been the season for dying in the old days. Invalids who had struggled through the dark comfort of winter took fright as the night receded. Mavis Gallant
“ She was a pretty girl, with a pointed face and blue-black hair. But she was an untidy, a dusty sort of girl, and you felt that in a few years something might go wrong; she might get swollen ankles or… Mavis Gallant
“ There are a great many opinions in this world and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble. Mavis Gallant
“ She and Marie were Montreal girls, not trained to accompany heroes, or to hold out for dreams, but just to be patient. Mavis Gallant
“ On Marie's eight visit, Raymond met her at the airport with a skinny woman he said was his wife. She had dark-blond hair and one of those unset permanents, all corkscrews. Marie looked at her, and loo… Mavis Gallant
