S.A. Dunphy > Quotes

“Jessie, regardless of the emotional upheaval she was in, still loved a mystery. And she had a sense this was going to be an interesting one”
― S.A. Dunphy, Dancing with the Dead

“Hush, my son. Bravery isn't about not being afraid. It's about being scared out of your wits but doing what has to be done anyway”
― S.A. Dunphy, Dancing with the Dead

“He had no time or tolerance for social media. Seamus was one of that rare breed who had never had a Facebook page, had no real concept about what purpose Twitter served and had for a long time thought Instagram was a brand of disposable camera. He was convinced that dating apps were a total waste of time and would always lead to, at best, disappointment, and, at worst, utter humiliation”
― S.A. Dunphy, Her Child’s Cry

“Hush, my son. Bravery isn’t about not being afraid. It’s about being scared out of your wits but doing what has to be done anyway.”
― S.A. Dunphy, Dancing with the Dead

“essie took a deep breath and felt an internal trip switch clicking into place. The side of Jessie Boyle that could see into the dark places, the aspect of herself that saw the shadows others did not want to name, slowly shook itself into wakefulness. She both loved and loathed this version of herself”
― S.A. Dunphy, Dancing with the Dead

“The pictures could not have told the story more plainly. Jessie had studied art and play therapy at postgraduate level while working for the London Mat and believed it could be a powerful tool in understanding aspects of young people's lives that they were either unable or unwilling to verbalise”
― S.A. Dunphy, Her Child’s Cry

“We lead, others follow, so let’s not fuck it up.”
― S.A. Dunphy, Dancing with the Dead

“Life had taught her that words were cheap - it was how you acted that mattered”
― S.A. Dunphy, Dancing with the Dead

“Consider this a gift from me to you. Now you and Jessie share a bond, an experience no one else would understand - she had a loved one killed, and you have killed for a loved one. Either way, you both loved and lost”
― S.A. Dunphy, Her Child’s Cry

“I believe that the victim of an abduction can teach you an awful lot about the person who took them”
― S.A. Dunphy, Her Child’s Cry