“Everyone had a story of grief. Everyone else's was worse than yours.” — Sarah Winman Death Copy Share Image
“Think about it, I said. We all had to come out of the dark to sing.” — Sarah Winman Dark Copy Share Image
“Everything was real, not perfect. And yet that's what had made it so perfect.” — Sarah Winman Imperfection Copy Share Image
Memories no matter how small or inconsequential are the pages that define us. — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
Nothing stays forgotten for long, Elly. Sometimes we simply have to remind the world that we're special and that we're still here. — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
She was always like that: grateful for life itself. Her glass was not only half full, it was gold plated with a… — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“I was never in any danger," she said calmly. "Nothing can ever hurt me. Nothing can take me from me.” — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“Their banter was rich and comfortable, their teasing intimate and profound; their 'I love you' without the use of those startling words.” — Sarah Winman Intimate Copy Share Image
“..And now look. Life changes in ways we can never imagine. Walls come down and people are free. You wait, she says.” — Sarah Winman Life Copy Share Image
“[My mum] was always like that: grateful for life itself. Her glass was not only half full, it was gold plated with… — Sarah Winman Grateful Copy Share Image
“I haven't cried. But sometimes I feel as if my veins are leaking, as if my body is overwhelmed, as if I'm… — Sarah Winman Grief Copy Share Image
“There's something about first love, isn't there? she said. It's untouchable to those who played no part in it. But it's the… — Sarah Winman First love Copy Share Image
“You said I could be anything I wanted when I was older', I said. She smiled and said, 'And you can be.… — Sarah Winman Children Copy Share Image
“Três e vinte e oito. A Torre Norte desapareceu. Imagens da empoeirada superfície lunar onde outrora havia uma avenida de pessoas com… — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“... we were all quiet for so long after, touched by the magnitude of it all. This is what we are connected… — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“It was left to Nancy and me to pick up the pieces that my brother had become; to resurrect his shrunken spirit… — Sarah Winman Brother Copy Share Image
“We were solitary and apart. Slept during the day, uncurled at dusk like evening primroses; fragrant and lush. We never wanted to… — Sarah Winman Conquer the world Copy Share Image
“I divide my life into two parts. Not really a Before and After, more as if they are bookends, holding together flaccid… — Sarah Winman Adulthood Copy Share Image
“Autumn knocks on the window. I pull back the sliding doors and let it in. Lights from the meat market flicker and… — Sarah Winman Autumn Copy Share Image
“I pulled the blanket around my shoulders. The sky was dark and vast and empty and not even a plane disturbed that… — Sarah Winman Emptiness Copy Share Image
“Do I believe in an old man in the clouds with a white beard judging us mortals with a moral code from… — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image
“float before I could swim. Ellis never believed it was called Dead-Man’s Float, thought I’d made it up. I told him it… — Sarah Winman Dreams Copy Share Image
“I was used to waiting for her. As a child I'd waited for hel all the time, but it never annoyed me… — Sarah Winman Children Copy Share Image
“I'd been feeling like this for a while, the continual looking back, the stuckness of it all. I blamed it on the… — Sarah Winman Change Copy Share Image
“And for the four remaining days - the ninety-six remaining hours - we mapped out a future away from everything we knew.… — Sarah Winman Alternate realities Copy Share Image
“And from that moment, I watched her. Watched her with different coloured eyes, until the raging energy that coursed through my body… — Sarah Winman Envy Copy Share Image
“Questionei-me quanto achariam os raptores que ele valia; quanto achariam os meus pais que eu valia e interroguei-me sobre se o valor… — Sarah Winman Amor Copy Share Image
“This had always been the worst time when the quiet emptiness could leave him gasping for breath. She was there, his wife,… — Sarah Winman Death Copy Share Image
“<...> maybe the need to be remembered is stronger than the need to remember.” — Sarah Winman Life Copy Share Image
“The witness of my soul, my shadow in childhood, when dreams were small and attainable for all. When sweets were a penny… — Sarah Winman Childhood Copy Share Image
“It was the final chapter of his breakdown, the moment when his glass drained of everything, and its emptiness awaited only for… — Sarah Winman Breakdown Copy Share Image
“I try hard to be liked, I always have. I try hard to lessen people’s pain. I try hard because I can’t… — Sarah Winman Copy Share Image