Quote by James Runcie Download Open image ““he had taken her for granted or been too preoccupied to see her. He”” — James Runcie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“He took it for granted that she was content; and she resented his settled calm, his serene dullness, the very happiness she herself brought… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
“He had to seek out her eyes. They weren't focusing on him. They seemed to be preoccupied, and he wished he could reach up… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
“He'd become so accustomed to having her there, right there next to him, that he found he could no longer go the day without… — Alissa Johnson Copy Share Image
“He held her against him and for once he understood what she had felt every day that he had known her” — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
“For just this moment, he wanted her to see him for who he was, without the pity he knew she'd feel when she found… — Travis Neighbor Ward Copy Share Image
“A moment ago, and how close she had been to him, of what importance in his life! And how aloof and remote from him… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“She had tried to forget him, realizing the inutility of remembering. But the thought of him was like an obsession, ever pressing itself upon… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
“She was a danger to his hard-earned neutrality. Thinking about her tended to give him an unwanted hitch in his lungs.” — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
“He missed her, a longing that tore deep into him. He resented her He wondered endlessly what might have happened. He changed, curled more… — Chimanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“All he knew was that sometimes a man had to be grateful for normality, that a story could end less dramatically, and not half… — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“He believed that the secret of happiness was to concentrate on things outside oneself. Introspection and self-awareness were the enemies of contentment, and” — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“So much of life was about noticing things, he thought. It was about observation.” — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“I always remember those who gave me the benefit of the doubt. I think I was more shamed by them than those who set… — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“That's the wonder of jazz, Mary," Johnny explained. "There's no right way and there's no order.” — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“I think we’ve lost our awareness of what “wonder” really means: the more we content ourselves with the narrow confines of our existence, the… — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“to photograph promise, and the moment before full beauty. Then you have expectation; drama.” — James Runcie Copy Share Image
“That’s the ABC of crime investigation, Sidney. Assume nothing. Believe nobody. Check everything. And there’s also D – for dosh. It always finds its… — James Runcie Copy Share Image
