“I hope it's that she simply doesn't figure large enough in his life to be worth mentioning, Vita thought. And then she thought, if that was the case. It was therefore rather pathetic that Suzie loomed larger for her than… — Freya North Copy Share
how can he love me then not? He went,he ran. And I cannot bring him back. Yet I left the door metaphorically wide open, hoping he'd come back and bang on it proclaiming, "I want to be here with you. Always." Soon I'm going to have to shutit. For my safety and my sanity. Let go. I don't want to.… — Freya North Copy Share
“In life, time can't stand still and it's unrealistic to attempt to create a state where it does. There again, time passes all too… — Freya North Copy Share Image
That's the beauty about love. It's not about give-and-take - it's about feeling safe in one's needs - wanting to be looked after as… — Freya North Copy Share Image
“You do NOT fear your OWN ability to COMMIT. Just think about your unwavering dedication to your career, your notion of sisterhood and friendship. You are tireless. That is why we all lean on you. Because you are totally committed to the lot of us. You do not have a "fear of commitment" that's just an easy way out of… — Freya North Copy Share
“I hope it's that she simply doesn't figure large enough in his life to be worth mentioning, Vita thought. And then she thought, if that was the case. It was therefore rather pathetic that Suzie loomed larger for her than for Tim, that Suzie was in some ways a more real presence in her life than in his. What she… — Freya North Copy Share
Am I falling in love? She thought, is it safe to do so with this man? She thought, I don't need to answer. — Freya North Copy Share Image
“It wasn't about opening her mind, it was about closing down the racket of thoughts and opening up her body. She was tingling and throbbing and hot, not so much from her desire specifically for rick, as from a very physical yearning for human touch, to be wanted and ravished by another person after such a long period without. His… — Freya North Copy Share
“For the first time in her life, she read voraciously. Anything that was on Joe's bookshelves she considered to have a worthy seal of approval. She tried authors she'd never heard of and authors she'd always meant to read. Every now and then she read passages twice, three times even, enjoying the wordcraft, the drama - but imagining that Joe… — Freya North Copy Share
She liked him. She liked the feeling of liking him. She felt light and smiley and too full of excitement to think of anything… — Freya North Copy Share Image
“It's chemical, fancying him is purely chemical. It's intoxicating - the frisson, the attraction - it's intoxicating because it's purely chemical. But you'll just have to remember the wedding ring - divorcees don't wear wedding rings. This guy has his own Vita at home. You're his potential Suzie. Is that who you want to be? Do you want the next… — Freya North Copy Share
“Currently she was midway through a bittersweet David Nicholls novel that any other time might well have made her self-indulgently reflective.” — Freya North Copy Share Image
Tell me that you refuse to allow me to be so stupid. Tell me that you will not tolerate this relationship being over just… — Freya North Copy Share Image
