“Anthony imagined a time before all that - a time when people sipped Earl Grey tea on a breeze cooled veranda and looked out upon endless countryside.”

“Long gone was the cheery welcome of the seaside hotelier, replaced by a weary nostalgia for the good old days.”

“Anthony imagined a time before all that - a time when people sipped Earl Grey tea on a breeze cooled veranda and looked out upon endless countryside.”

“Misery is a routine you can learn to live with. It's like rain. Once you're soaked to the skin, you can't get any wetter.”