“It was when I was walking that I could best think about my work and had all my ideas.” — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“And I knew, as clearly as I knew night from day, that this life would destroy me, and I couldn’t live it.” — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“He wouldn’t be looking for deep emotional entanglement or a love that would rock the world. I didn’t want that, either. I was suspicious… — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“It was when I was walking that I could best think about my work and had all my ideas.” — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“The thing about being hurt badly is that the only person who can make you feel better is the person who hurt you, and… — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“Unrequited love had been all I was capable of. It gave me all the emotional jolts of real love, without ever having to drown… — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“I’d mastered this particular skill over the years: sowing the seed of half my desire, then letting him grab and plant the rest.” — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“His routine was fixed. A morning spent reading books, then a sandwich in front of the local lunchtime news and an afternoon of brain-training… — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“They were always so pleased to see me, and the happiness it brought me was always tinged with regret, because how much longer would… — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
“Mothers are an underwritten subject. There isn’t enough about them, and yet they’re so important. Fathers are too, of course; but that’s different, because… — Sarah Stovell Copy Share Image
