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> [“How could you teach someone to survive? You pointed them in the right direction and hoped they'd swim, not sink. Waving, not drowning. There are more important things in life than individual happiness. It was an easy trap to fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/how-could-you-teach-someone-to-survive-you-pointed-them-in-the-right/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

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## More by Lesley Lokko

> [“Guilt, Ameline discovered, was a terrible, unruly think, like toothache - dull nagging, persistent, never far from attention. Just when you got used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/guilt-ameline-discovered-was-a-terrible-unruly-think-like-toothache/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“It wasn't sealed - she opened the flap. Inside was a cheque for a thousand dollars. Made out to her. From Daniel. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/it-wasn-t-sealed-she-opened-the-flap-inside-was-a-cheque-for-a/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“How could you teach someone to survive? You pointed them in the right direction and hoped they'd swim, not sink. Waving, not drowning. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/how-could-you-teach-someone-to-survive-you-pointed-them-in-the-right/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“Nobody told me love was warm. Such warmth - I seemed to remember it, it seemed like something forgotten by me since I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/nobody-told-me-love-was-warm-such-warmth-i-seemed-to-remember-it-it/)

[lesley lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“The glow of delicioous tension coudn't be faked, not at any price. So when you leave, that's when you realise you've been living in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/the-glow-of-delicioous-tension-coudn-t-be-faked-not-at-any-price-so/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“He wasn't there to save her. She must know how to save herself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/he-wasn-t-there-to-save-her-she-must-know-how-to-save-herself/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“You have to find yourself. When you meet him again, you have to know who you are. He's finding out who he is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/you-have-to-find-yourself-when-you-meet-him-again-you-have-to-know/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

> [“She would love it. Just as he loved her. He paused for a second, his fingers touching the door handle. He was in love.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-lokko/she-would-love-it-just-as-he-loved-her-he-paused-for-a-second-his/)

[Lesley Lokko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-lokko/)

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