About Margot Livesey: Margot Livesey is a Scottish born writer. She is the author of six novels, numerous short stories, and essays on the craft of writing fiction.
If someone tells you a lie, they're not telling you the truth, but they are telling you something. It just takes longer to figure out what.
..he had found himself thinking that marriage was not merely an empty ritual. It was a plea for patience on the part of those involved, and for the mercy on the part of bystanders.
