Carol Shields Quote

They know after all this time about love — that it's dim and unreliable and little more than a reflection on the wall. It is also capricious, idiotic, sentimental, imperfect and inconstant, and most often seems to be the exclusive preserve of others.


Various Miracles (1985)


They know after all this time about love — that it's dim and unreliable and little more than a reflection on the wall. It is also capricious,...

They know after all this time about love — that it's dim and unreliable and little more than a reflection on the wall. It is also capricious,...

They know after all this time about love — that it's dim and unreliable and little more than a reflection on the wall. It is also capricious,...

They know after all this time about love — that it's dim and unreliable and little more than a reflection on the wall. It is also capricious,...