“distress that dispersed into the room. “You will find him, won’t you, Inspector?” “We’ll do our best,” I said. The headmaster’s office… — Gilly Macmillan Distress Copy Share Image
“Really, I’ve never understood why we haven’t thought of an English word for Schadenfreude.” — Gilly Macmillan Schadenfreude Copy Share Image
“In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day. —F. Scott Fitzgerald” — Gilly Macmillan Dark Copy Share Image
“proclivity for drink. It’s an open secret in the family. His question gets Maria” — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“it’s to do with not being able to let go of what Richard and I had, the perfect idea of us, even… — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“the only life is a shadowy turbulence at the periphery of my vision, a fox perhaps,” — Gilly Macmillan Dreams Copy Share Image
“Our friendship didn’t survive. Some things are too big for other people to bear.” — Gilly Macmillan Friend Copy Share Image
“Grace has such simple needs. Wake, give love, receive love, refuel, expend energy, sleep. I love that about her.” — Gilly Macmillan Grace Copy Share Image
“At home, in the empty flat, I wish more than anything that I had somebody who would come home to me tonight,… — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“long odds don’t always make any difference at all. Somebody always makes up that small percentage of people to whom unlikely or… — Gilly Macmillan Long odds Copy Share Image
“I’m tempted to walk away from this city and this life and this relationship that’s brought me the greatest feelings of joy… — Gilly Macmillan Grief Copy Share Image
“Instead, I count my blessings every day for my blemished, damaged family, which is full of love, and that is fine, and… — Gilly Macmillan Blessings Copy Share Image
“limit my answer because my trust in others has been eroded by what happened; of course it has. Within many of my… — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“Think for a moment of your life as a path that you’re moving forward on, not a place you’re stuck in. You… — Gilly Macmillan Life Copy Share Image
“What I know now is that even after the divorce I should simply have been grateful for what I had. I should… — Gilly Macmillan Grateful Copy Share Image
“There’s a term we use for it: “ambiguous grief.” It can be a life sentence. It’s a kind of unresolved grief. You… — Gilly Macmillan Children Copy Share Image
“He has such musicality, darling. There were mistakes, he must find discipline, but the musicality, this is a gift.” And my heart… — Gilly Macmillan Baby sister Copy Share Image
“I should have celebrated my life as it was, imperfections, sadness and all, and not forensically examined its faults. Those faults were… — Gilly Macmillan Life Copy Share Image
“What interests me now is that it might have been the betrayal of convention I felt most keenly, because in some way… — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“When you get a good, honest exchange with an officer in this situation, normally it restores your faith in your profession, boosts… — Gilly Macmillan Daily grind Copy Share Image
“Outside, I take in the fact that the night is deeply dusky and warm, and that feels like a balm after the… — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“laugh. How is it that manners are so strong that they pervade all situations?” — Gilly Macmillan Laugh Copy Share Image
“The way she said his name, the tenderness in those two words, the loss, told me that it was Charlie who she… — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“I should have celebrated my life as it was, imperfections, sadness, and all, and not forensically examined its faults.” — Gilly Macmillan Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it's hard not to let other people's misery seep into your own bones.” — Gilly Macmillan Grief Copy Share Image
