Wendy James > Quotes

“Life has played her like a cat weaving between her legs, pretending to be tame, friendly, before sinking its claws into soft, vulnerable flesh.”
― Wendy James, The Golden Child

“what can a child offer their mother that isn’t about love, about wanting to show as well as receive it?”
― Wendy James, An Accusation

“two officers introduced themselves as Detective Inspector Stratford and Senior Constable Moorhouse”
― Wendy James, An Accusation

“I might as well forget the formal legal process: this was where I was being tried, by these thousands and thousands of people who had nothing at stake and who were enjoying every moment of their own outrage. It was completely beyond my control.”
― Wendy James, An Accusation

“She’s the perfect victim and the perfect survivor; she’s just what the cultural moment ordered.”
― Wendy James, An Accusation

“empowerment can come by looking for opportunities and taking them when we can.”
― Wendy James, An Accusation

“curmudgeonliness”
― Wendy James, A Little Bird

“He leaned toward her, lowered his voice. “I don’t trust her. I can’t even tell you why, but there’s something.”
― Wendy James, An Accusation

“What could be more thrilling to the self-righteous than to join a crusade against such a vile predator?”
― Wendy James, The Accusation: from Australia's queen of domestic noir

“I’m afraid truth isn’t the only thing that matters in law, Suzannah. And out in the real world, it doesn’t matter at all.”
― Wendy James, An Accusation