“I read somewhere that the Frenchwoman's role is to please others, but to please herself in the process ! This concept is new for me, that my own joy is my responsibility . Only I can receive it , and, likewise, only I can allow others to take it away. Not this Christmas ! I've had my fill of bleak midwinters and now set my sights on joy.”
-Joan Anderson, in A Year By The Sea, p. 72
-Joan Anderson, in A Year By The Sea, p. 72