Toni Maguire > Quotes

“الناس يصدقون ما يرغبون في تصديقه حتى لو جاءهم به فاسق”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“A terrible sadness threatened to overwhelm me as I wondered how two people capable of such love for each other had eventually felt so little for the child they had produced between them.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“حتى في لحظة الاحتضار ،لا يحب الإنسان أن يذكّره احد بالموت .”
― Toni Maguire, Don't Tell Mummy

“So at twelve, I discovered that alcohol could dull pain and saw it as a friend. It was only in later years I realized that a friendship with a bottle can overnight turn into a relationship with the enemy.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“يبدو أن حتى الشياطين لا تطيق احتمال العيش في الكذب ، لا بد أنها تحتاج إلى من يعرف حقيقتها ويعبر لها عن رضاه عنها”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“I remember the pain I felt, and wonder why a man who was such an accomplished liar had to tell the truth that day.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“The sense of security which she thought she had found disappeared; the bottom fell out of her world and she felt herself falling into an abyss of unbelieving despair.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“She thought she must be ill, though she had no idea what was wrong with her. All she knew was that the world had become a frightening place.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“The smile on his lips was always the smile of the nice father, but in his eyes I could see the nasty one, the one invisible to everyone else, the one that lived inside his head.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“O segredo que não contei a meu pai foi o segredo que escondi a mim mesma. Minha mãe sabia. O único medo que ele tinha era que ela descobrisse. Assim, esse foi o dia em que nosso jogo começou.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“O ódio lesa a pessoa que o sente (...) o seu alvo nunca sente o seu efeito.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“Even if she had realized that she had a problem, she would not have cared. All she knew was that with each sip she took, the better she felt: her fear receded, her misery disappeared and her confidence grew.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“لحبُّ هو عادةٌ يصعُب التخلص منها , اسألي أي امرأة استمرت في علاقة سيِّئة مع رجل ثم انتهى الحب بينهما! حتى التي تهرب من زوجها بحثًا عن ملاذ، غالبًا ما تعود إليه مرة أخرى! أتدرين لماذا؟ لأنها واقعةً في حبِّ الرَّجل، ليس الذي يؤذيها الآن، ولكن الذي ظنَّت أنها تزوجته بادئ ذي بَدء”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“I made a vow to myself, then, that no one would ever control my emotions. I would save love for the children I expected to have and for my animals. I would never allow myself to be made weak by it, never allow anyone to come that close. It was a decision that would cloud my life for many years.”
― Toni Maguire

“We were young, she continued, while she had a bad heart. Did we not want to earn our tips, she asked us and, cowed, we refrained from introducing the subject again.
Her bad heart, I noticed, did not force her to abstain from smoking, or from eating large portions of puddings. Every time I heard her opening how she could not carry anything heavy, I thought sourly "except yourself".”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“Inside our heads there is a space which is completely blank. It holds no memories and has no thoughts. Antoinette wanted to find that place for once there, the world no longer has the power to hurt. She wanted to curl up in the cocoon of her bedding until that time came and never have to face reality again.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“Don’t tell Mummy,' he said, giving me a slight shake. 'This is our secret, Antoinette, do you hear me?”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“كنت أثق في حُبّها وأعلم أنها تبادلني الحُب نفسه، وبذلك ستطلب
منه ألّا يُكرّر فعلته مرة ثانية، لكنها لم تفعل”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“Antoinette felt a pain in her chest that seemed to be a lump made of all the tears she had cried over the years. Where do they come from, she wondered. Is there a sac made of a thin membrane that our grief enters and becomes water, then, once filled, it finally bursts, releasing an unstoppable torrent?”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“Antoinette, tu vas sûrement trouver que la vie est injuste, comme tu as déjà pu t'en rendre compte. Les gens vont t'accuser, ils l'ont d'ailleurs déjà fait. Mais écoute-moi bien. J'ai lu les rapports de police. J'ai vu ton dossier médical. Je sais exactement ce que tu as subi, et je t'assure que rien de tout cela n'est de ta faute. Tu n'as pas à avoir honte.”
― Toni Maguire, Don't Tell Mummy

“Não vá contar para a sua mãe. Isso é segredo nosso. Se contar, ela não vai acreditar em você. Ela não vai mais amar você...E eu já sabia que isso era verdade.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“Why, Tony, why didn't you ever let me grow up?”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“She had been to controlled to learn independence. A dog that has been beaten for years will die if it is thrown out in the street to fend for itself. It will cringe in corners, not trusting a soul but always hoping for some kindness. The one emotion it will not feel is relief at its freedom.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“The lid of the large box containing the bad memories had sprung open, spewing out its contents with no thought of order, creating a malevolent spirit that invaded her dreams and whispered to her she was to blame. That spirit tormented her nightly until her mind was in complete chaos.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“Sem ser capaz de fugir das lembranças, senti o passado me puxar de volta e me senti oscilar no limite da sanidade, limite no qual eu já vacilara duas vezes. Senti mais uma vez a tentação de atravessá-lo, pois o outro lado era seguro. Trata-se de uma segurança em que toda responsabilidade por nossa vida é abandonada, e nós, feito crianças, deixamos que os outros se responsabilizem. Assim, como um feto, podemos permanecer imóveis, deixando os dias passarem até que a mente fique vazia e livre dos pesadelos para sempre.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“O laço palpável entre eles era uma força com energia própria, que minava a minha.”
― Toni Maguire, Don’t Tell Mummy: A True Story of the Ultimate Betrayal

“what had taken place in the world, although their main interest was Irish politics. There were lots of remarks about the trouble that the”
― Toni Maguire, Why, Father?

“She had been too controlled to learn independence. A dog that has been beaten for years will die if it is thrown out in the street to fend for itself. It will cringe in corners, not trusting a soul but always hoping for some kindness. The one emotion it will not feel is relief at its freedom.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home

“الحب عادة من الصعب التخلص منها.إسألي النساء اللواتي تحمَلن علاقة مؤذية لفترة طويلة رغم اقتناعهن بفشلها.والنساء اللواتي تنجحن في العثور على ملاذ خارج بيوتهنّ,يعدن في الغالب إلى العيش مع ازواجهن رغم تعنيفهنّ.لماذا؟ لأنهنّ متعلقات,ليس بالرجل الذي يعنفهن بل بذاك الذي اعتقدن انهن تزوجنه,ستواصلن البحث عن هذا الرجل إلى الأبد”
― Tony Maguire

“A dog that has been beaten for years will die if it is thrown out in the street to fend for itself. It will cringe in corners, not trusting a soul but always hoping for some kindness. The one emotion it will not feel is relief at its freedom.”
― Toni Maguire, When Daddy Comes Home