Sam Vickery > Quotes

“I thought I could wipe my history clean, you know? Just ignore the bits that hurt, but it turned toxic in my mind, and I found that the more I tried to forget, the brighter the memories burned. They fought to be heard, and I wasn't ready. I wasn't strong enough”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

“My”
― Sam Vickery, One Big Happy Family

“Hate and love. Longing and despair. Pain and hope. I didn't think I'd ever be able to untangle one feeling from another again”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

“I know that life is not an adventure - it's a treadmill, and every year I find myself gripping tighter to the handrails for fear of being flung off”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

“My guilt was a chain attached to his hospital bed, forcing me to step up and for once in my life be the one to take care of him”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

“But sometimes it would have been nice if he'd offered to step in and help. Just because I didn't complain didn't mean I didn't sometimes feel like I was drowning”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

“a lot for work, I didn’t fancy”
― Sam Vickery, Save My Daughter

“Sometimes you can love someone even when they won't love themselves.”
― Sam Vickery, My Only Child

“I know that life isn't always fair - that pain gets dished out to hard-working, kind-hearted people, while others who are far less deserving leapfrog the hurdles with ease”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

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― Sam Vickery, The Child at My Door

“She expected so much from all her children, and the result was that she'd raised a brood of hyper-critical humans with low self-esteem. They didn't know how to function without praise, and the minute something strayed from the plan, they tore themselves to pieces, unable to accept failure”
― Sam Vickery, Her Silent Husband

“I know," He sighed heavily, rubbing the heel of his hand into his eye socket. "Look, let her have tonight. She has enough to deal with right now ... with the baby, I mean. It's all brand new to her. It's going to be a challenging night, figuring out how to take care of him. Let her have this time without anything else to cope with, and I'll tell her first thing tomorrow. I promise”
― Sam Vickery, My Only Child