People show you who they are, not by what they say, but by what they do.

— Jane Green

Secrets become harder to keep the older you get. The things you think you can suppress, those idiosyncrasies and fantasies you hope no one will ever discover, become harder and harder to hide as the years advance. Partly it is maturity-the fear of discovery grows smaller, less significant, for you learn that none of us is perfect, that human nature is flawed, that life twists and turns in all sorts of unexpected ways, and it is okay to end up in a different place to where you expected.

— Jane Green

She would talk to him in the car, ask him something, then turn on the radio and find her question answered by the lyrics of a song; pick up a book and turn to a random page, to find the words that were exactly what she needed to hear. There is no such thing as coincidence, she would think, blowing a kiss of thanks to the heavens.

— Jane Green

Shock doesn't hit all at once. I have learned.

— Jane Green

That's how it is with relationships, it's a part of life, and all the great love songs and poems and films have been written by people who were standing where I was that morning as Simon shut the door. Doesn't make it any easier though.

— Jane Green

That's the mark of true friends. That we might not see each other for a year but when we do, it's as if we were never apart.

— Jane Green

That's the problem with lying. You can never remember what you've said.

— Jane Green

The fact is that blaming doesn't get you anywhere. It keeps you stuck. Blaming stops you from moving on with your life.

— Jane Green

There is something magical about young love, when you still think that the world is your oyster, and you have your whole life ahead of you.

— Jane Green

They had always dreamed of a large family but have now realized that they would be equally blessed to have even one child.

— Jane Green