Quotes from Jennifer Paynter, Mary Bennet

Blessed with the love of a good man, I felt equal to anything - even the prospect of living out my days in the Antipodes.

When people fall in love, they are apt to go a little mad.

Hello, Mary.'It was like hearing a note of divine calm after a dissonant passage of music. My confusion died away.

I knew it was Peter playing. I fancied he was trying to tell me something - an absurd idea, but it persisted - 'I may not be able to spell, but just you listen to this.