P.S. Cunliffe > Quotes

“I remember thinking how terrible it is that our final memories of the people we love are often like that, of them turning into skeletons even before they have passed away.”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes

“She prefers the lie.’ ‘Exactly,’ he says. ‘People often do. Because sometimes, living with a lie is easier than living with the truth.”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes

“The houses still shine, but there is decay behind the scenes, cavities in unseen places.”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes

“men can be so unpredictable when they don’t get what they want.”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes

“It isn’t a half-empty bed when you’re the only person in it. It’s just your bed, with room to breathe.”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes

“She looks so old, everything about her so brittle. When did she get so thin? Her wrists, her hair, her skin.”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes

“Amy”
― P.S. Cunliffe, One Last Breath

“I wish I could sleep. Close my eyes and drift off so I don’t have to feel anything, just for a little while. Tiredness is a too-warm blanket over my shoulders, loosening my limbs, trying to switch off my brain. But”
― P.S. Cunliffe, Don't Close Your Eyes