Emily Gunnis > Quotes

“No, it’s not a cliché to want to feel loved for who you really are. But if you don’t show them the real you, how can they love you? Perhaps”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“put it to”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“compare yourself to others, Kitty. We can only truly know what is going on in our own lives.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“And even if you’re married to the nicest guy in the world, all the pressure is on the mother and it’s totally taken for granted.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito in the room.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“She didn’t know this man well, but his voice was so calming. She didn’t know how old he was, but she guessed he was around forty. He was very handsome, in a Tom Selleck kind of way, and he was tall and heavily built, like a bear, his shoulders and hands were large, and he had a presence about him that made her feel safe. She felt so at ease with him, like she had always known him.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girls Left Behind

“Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you wake in the morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circling flight. I am the soft starlight at night. Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die!”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Eve nodded, and silence fell as they ate. ‘Has he said anything else about Daisy?’ ‘No, he’s got a contact who works in social services, he’s going to see if he can find anything out. See, I’m using him really.’ Holly smiled at her friend. ‘I don’t care what he wants, if he leads me to Daisy, I’d do anything.’ Eve looked at her friend nervously. ‘Do you think maybe he’ll play on that?”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girls Left Behind

“breath”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“said”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Unfortunately when someone has been institutionalised as long as your father has, they have a skewed view of the world. Nothing is ever their fault; there is always an excuse – that if this hadn’t happened, or that person hadn’t let me down, everything would be fine. Don’t let him make you”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“It was a man’s world, and few knew what pain a woman suffered for his pleasure.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“would have been. She hated herself for it, but she had prayed earlier in the week that Heather wouldn’t get better and leave.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Missing Daughter

“Se pensas que és demasiado pequeno para fazer a diferença, tenta dormir com um mosquito no quarto.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“fully”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girls Left Behind

“Unfortunately when someone has been institutionalised as long as your father has, they have a skewed view of the world. Nothing is ever their fault; there is always an excuse – that if this hadn’t happened, or that person hadn’t let me down, everything would be fine. Don’t let him make you feel guilty.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“Remember what Grandad always said: “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito in the room.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“You think you’d only miss the good bits about a person, but you miss everything.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Daca iti inchipui ca esti prea marunt ca sa contezi, incearca sa dormi cu un tantar in camera.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“But she knew that too many people hated her, that her life was made up of sand racing through an hourglass.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“They keys were back at the house; it would take for ever to”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Jo had looked around the Coroner’s Court then, with no family members to defend Gemma, and felt like her heart would break for the girl. She hadn’t known it at the time, but her instinct had told her, even then, what thirty-plus years’ experience told her now: the success of an inquest, and the ability to get justice for your loved one, was always – always – down to the deceased’s family and how hard they pushed.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girls Left Behind

“sitting in the car outside Gracewell, overwhelmed with the temptation to let St Margaret’s go for ever. It was just too hard. Her body and mind”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Nell,”
― Emily Gunnis, The Midwife's Secret

“Manai, kad ilgėsiesi tik gerųjų žmogaus savybių, bet iš tiesų pasiilgsti visko.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“I am the soft starlight at night. Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die!”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Thanks,’ said Eve. ‘So, what does he want for this money he gives you?’ Holly smiled. ‘Nothing! He just wants to help.’ ‘And you believe that?’ Eve asked. Holly shrugged. ‘Well, he said he sees a lot of kids ending up in the prison system, just because they grew up in care and had nobody looking out for them. He said a little kindness goes a long way. You’ve got Damian. Why shouldn’t I have someone?’ ‘It’s a bit different, I’m at school with Damian. This guy is like forty years old and in the police.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girls Left Behind

“skirt”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter

“Pavojinga lyginti save su kitais. Visą tiesą galime žinoti tik apie savo pačių gyvenimą.”
― Emily Gunnis, The Girl in the Letter