8 Quotes from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett

Hello. Here is a list of 8 quotes that I liked and saved while reading The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett. I hope you will like them too. By the way, I am Deepak Kundu, an avid book reader, quotes collector and blogger.

The Dutch House Quotes

  • The biggest lie in business is that it takes money to make money. Remember that. You’ve got to be smart, have a plan, pay attention to what’s going on around you. None of that costs a dime.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • We overlay the present onto the past. We look back through the lens of what we know now, so we’re not seeing it as the people we were, we’re seeing it as the people we are, and that means the past has been radically altered.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you’d been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended, knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • There was no logic to the way any hospital was laid out – they grew like cancers, with new wings metastasizing unexpectedly at the end of long tunneled halls.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • A house looks different when you own it.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • Habit is a funny thing. You might think you understand it, but you can never exactly see what it looks like when you’re doing it.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • Don’t let yourself get upset. People who get upset only make more work.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett
  • You have to serve those who need to be served, not just the ones who make you feel good about yourself.Quote from The Dutch House book by Ann Patchett