Jenny Downham

I said I wouldn't leave her.

— Jenny Downham

Are you afraid, Tessa?

— Jenny Downham

The light is heart-breaking.

— Jenny Downham

Her skin tasted expensive.

— Jenny Downham

Do you want this to be a love story?

— Jenny Downham

We make patterns, we share moments.

— Jenny Downham

Hold my hand. Don't let go.

— Jenny Downham

“Dust Glitter Rain”

— Jenny Downham

“I want to live before I die. It’s the only thing that makes sense.”

— Jenny Downham

Parents don't know their children at all. No one knows anyone, in fact.

— Jenny Downham

“A fine silver rain, like cobwebs falling.”

— Jenny Downham

No, really. I free you.' I don't want to be free.

— Jenny Downham

“He olvidado que los libros no son reales.”

— Jenny Downham

Life is made up of a series of moments, each one a journey to the end.

— Jenny Downham

Keep breathing. Just keep doing it. It's easy. In and out.

— Jenny Downham

You changed the rules of the universe when you fell in love with the enemy.

— Jenny Downham

I want the people I love to get up and speak about me, and even if you cry it'll be OK. I…

— Jenny Downham

I want you to be with me in the dark. To hold me. To keep loving me. To help me when I…

— Jenny Downham

It's a shame i can't be there myself - i like parties. Text me if you think of any good hymns!

— Jenny Downham

Every breath, every heartbeat, was one less until maybe things stopped hurting this much.

— Jenny Downham

That slow smile again. I love that smile! DId I think he was ugly just now? No, his face is transformed.

— Jenny Downham

“I want a magician with a cloak and wand, or a knight with a sword, someone fearless.”

— Jenny Downham

I imagine horses in the engine, their manes flying, their breaths steaming, their nostrils flaring as they gallop.

— Jenny Downham

I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.

— Jenny Downham

I wish I had a boyfriend. I wish he lived in the wardrobe on a coat hanger. Whenever I wanted, I could…

— Jenny Downham

Sometimes if you want something badly enough, you can make it happen. If you miss someone so desperately that it wrecks your…

— Jenny Downham

When my second child was born, I gave up acting - two young children out on the road was too difficult to…

— Jenny Downham

I love you. I love you. I send this message through my fingers and into his, up his arm and into his…

— Jenny Downham

“If I could buck, I would. If I could howl at the moon, then I would. To feel this, when I’d thought…

— Jenny Downham

“Sklupčam se u podnožju stubišta. To je mjesto gdje mačka sjedi kad hoće da se ljudi spotaknu preko nje. Uvijek sam htjela…

— Jenny Downham

It's all right, Tessa, you can go. We love you. You can go now.' 'Why are you saying that?' 'She might need…

— Jenny Downham

I didn't understand that when you make love, you actually do MAKE love. Stir things. Affect each other. The breath that escapes…

— Jenny Downham

“Instructions for Dad. I don't want to go into a fridge at an undertaker's. I want you to keep me at home…

— Jenny Downham

It's really going to happen. I really won't ever go back to school. Not ever. I'll never be famous or leave anything…

— Jenny Downham

Cal says that humans are made from the nuclear ash of dead stars. He says that when I die, I'll return to…

— Jenny Downham

There's a gang of boys on bikes blocking the road ahead. They've got their hoods up, cigarettes shielded. The sky's a really…

— Jenny Downham

“Afterwards, go to a pub for lunch. I've got $260 in my savings account and I really want you to use it…

— Jenny Downham

“I want a big dark room you can barely move in, with bodies grinding close together. I want to hear a thousand…

— Jenny Downham

The shops in High Street still have their metal grilles down, blank-eyed and sleeping. My name is scrawled across them all. I'm…

— Jenny Downham

“Tell me how would be.. You don't want to eat much from now on, you'll be thirst. And.. sometimes have fever. You…

— Jenny Downham