“Isn't it funny? We always think everyone else is so sorted, and once you get to know them better, you often find that they're pretty vulnerable, too.” — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“She watches Simon's profile as he drives, concentrating, but he keeps turning to her, and every time he does so, he is smiling. He… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“What Karen wants to do - needs to do - is cry, but she can't. Here, alone, when she could howl, beat the sofa… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“Wrestling through her introspection has coloured her views of life, people and relationships. And working it out, with all the excitement, pain and fear… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“Anyway, who’d ever want to be totally normal? Imagine having no quirks or idiosyncrasies. It’s what makes us us.” — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“Isn't it funny? We always think everyone else is so sorted, and once you get to know them better, you often find that they're… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“Isn't she doing this too? Connecting and disconnecting. Facing grief then turning from it. One minute she is caught up in minutiae. Will her… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“Her stomach lurches. She fancies him sooo much - she is powerless to resist. How can she possibly? She knows it's wrong: he has… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“I couldn't imagine it, living a pristine life in this big Georgian house and everything. It seemed heinous. So I left him. I thought… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“That's the tragedy of falling in love; it brings with it the potential for loss.” — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“She has had a couple of lovers before, but honest to God, no one has ever felt as good, as perfect a fit, as… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“She has no regrets; she knows now he could never have made her happy, even though he has, apparently, joined AA, is doing better.… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
“Anna seems warmer every time I meet her, thinks Lou. Funny, that. Some people, who seem friendly on first impression, turn out to be… — Sarah Rayner Copy Share Image
