Claire Douglas > Quotes

“He's the anchor to my boat and I worry that I will float out to sea, directionless, without him.”
― Claire Douglas, The Sisters

“arsehole.”
― Claire Douglas, The Text

“drive through the village square, taking in the market cross, the pretty church, the corner shop, a café and the one boutique selling trinkets, cards and slouchy expensive clothes. All walkable from the cottage and in a dip, surrounded by the woods and the thick oak trees that stretch up to the sky.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“Could I go back and live at Mum and Dad’s at the age of twenty-six?”
― Claire Douglas, The Text

“strangers stopped to comment on how pretty we were, how identical. Too identical, as it turns out.”
― Claire Douglas, The Sisters

“that our memories are forever evolving, so we only remember the version of the memory we last recalled rather than the original event.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“Get to the bloody point!’ She”
― Claire Douglas, Local Girl Missing

“It's hard to know what has become folklore and what is reality. But don't all myths stem from some semblance of fact?”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“You wanted him dead. And your wish is my command.”
― Claire Douglas, The Text

“...but I believe she loved me too, in her own, warped way.”
― Claire Douglas, Local Girl Missing

“but before she can grasp hold of it, it floats away, like the seeds of a dandelion on the breeze, out of reach.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“You have to stop looking for someone else to save you. Only you can do that for yourself.”
― Claire Douglas, The Sisters

“Don't trust anyone. That's what the cards are warning you, Jenna. Everyone is lying”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“Don’t trust anyone. That’s what the cards are warning you, Jenna. Everyone is lying.”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“sharp nose and thick dark hair that spills over her shoulders. I’ve always admired her looks. I’m so pale and uninteresting in comparison,”
― Claire Douglas, The Text

“Kristin still doesn’t get it. ‘It’s not about Jonas. I’m not harbouring any feelings for him. But you. What you did. You ruined our friendship.”
― Claire Douglas, The Woman Who Lied

“Le persone che amiamo possono esserci portate via in un battito di ciglia. All'improvviso. Senza nessun avvertimento.”
― Claire Douglas, Do Not Disturb

“do”
― Claire Douglas, The Woman Who Lied

“My mum used to say, when I was little and scared that a ghost was under my bed, it was the living who could hurt you, not the dead”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“Estava ciente do poder que tinha.”
― Claire Douglas, The Wrong Sister

“That’s one thing she has to give Kristin and Jonas credit for. They’ve always been supportive of her writing. Fascinated, even. Maybe they’re terrified they’ll appear in one of her books. The pen mightier than the sword and all that. She has been tempted.”
― Claire Douglas, The Woman Who Lied

“rant to Yasmin as I thump out the text message to my boyfriend Stuart.”
― Claire Douglas, The Text

“I know why Stuart sent the note. He wanted me to start distrusting my friends and to drive a wedge between me and Seth. Another way to control me. For someone so clever he’s been incredibly stupid. And so have I. A kick, a shove, a twist of the wrist … it’s abuse, whichever way you look at it. I’ve been making excuses for him for far too long. It doesn’t take me long to pack my belongings. It’s funny how little of everything here is mine. The furniture, the crockery, the kitchen utensils. Everything is Stuart’s. I have nothing, which is the way he liked it. He wanted me to rely on him for everything. But now I’m free of him. Because I don’t want to be like Andrew Burton’s wife. Caroline or Carolyn. Abused and controlled by a misogynistic bully until I’m the one who finally flips and plunges a knife in to his chest. I need to get out now. While I still can.”
― Claire Douglas, The Text

“Fear pierces her heart. She hates it when Wesley gets mad. Not that he's ever hurt her. He'd never do that. He doesn't even shout at her, not really. It's more the resigned disappointment followed by the silent treatment that he stretches out like an elastic band, getting tauter and tauter until she can bear it no more”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“The sea, as much as she loves it, has always terrified her. It's like a mighty beast, and you never know what mood it's going to be in. it deserves respect”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“The end of a marriage - because that is what it is, I can't delude myself any more - feels like a death.”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“I don’t know how she can work with horses all day – they terrify me with their flaring nostrils and large teeth.”
― Claire Douglas, The Girls Who Disappeared

“She was so strong in some ways, and in others there was a vulnerability about her”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“to.”
― Claire Douglas, The Wrong Sister

“I should leave Stuart. I have tried. On numerous occasions. But I’m a coward, I guess. Despite everything, I love him. When he’s not in a temper he’s the sweetest man. He makes me feel protected and safe. And it’s not as though he beats me up.”
― Claire Douglas, The Text