Holly Craig > Quotes

“But that’s the thing about neighbours, you have to be careful with how much you know, how involved you become in their lives.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“I’ve never had many female friends – you can’t always trust them. But I wanted her to smile at me like we were friends.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“The sun is almost too lazy to show up this morning”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“This fear won’t own me. I own me. I’m the queen of my own thoughts.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“I’ve always been jealous of those types of people, the ones with a bond that’s been formed since childhood. They’ll never break. But there’s also a flip side to that. You become accustomed to your partner’s bad behaviour.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“I don’t know why I’m nervous. I guess I want her to think I’ve got my shit together. It’s what everyone wants everyone to think.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“But just like any perfect person who you admire from afar, you can’t invite them into your own house, otherwise they’ll notice the imperfections and the fragilities of your own life.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“stretch up onto a hill, dense and rising from the beach.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows

“The urge to barge through the neighbours’ door and push past police to find Ariella is as strong as picking at a crusted scab.”
― Holly Craig, The Shallows