Shalini Boland > Quotes

“Life’s a bitch and then you die and death’s a bitch too. Only my life was lovely and I miss it so much.”
― Shalini Boland, Thicker Than Blood

“sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things.”
― Shalini Boland, The Silent Sister

“It seems the harder I try to hold onto everything, the more it’s slipping away.”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“He loved her and she loved him. It was like a chick flick cliché but she didn’t care. Life didn’t get much better than this.”
― Shalini Boland, When Darkness Falls

“no one is immune to fear.”
― Shalini Boland, The Silent Sister

“We’re all just animals fighting for survival. Struggling for our place in the world. And when we find that perfect place, we’ll bite and scratch and hiss and spit to keep it from being taken away.”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“How does it happen that you're doing along perfectly fine, and then, little-by-little, events twist and conspire to pull you down until you don't recognise anything from your life anymore?”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“It’s easy to be nice when nothing bad has happened to you.”
― Shalini Boland, The Clearing

“He doesn't think he's done anything wrong. He doesn't see the problem. We already have everything we need, yet it never seems to be enough.”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“wanting”
― Shalini Boland, The Other Daughter

“rock… anything, my eyes constantly darting over to Will.”
― Shalini Boland, The Millionaire's Wife

“We're all just animals fighting for survival. Struggling for our place in the world. And when we find that perfect place, we'll bit and scratch and hiss and spit to keep it from being taken away.”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“J. it might”
― Shalini Boland, The Perimeter

“there while he’s out. And I can’t tell Dom about what”
― Shalini Boland, The Child Next Door

“I feel as though I'm trapped inside my head, unable to look outside. Like I'm covered in a membrane. Sealed in.”
― Shalini Boland, The Girl from the Sea

“wondering what could have made Darcy so upset, and what on earth she could want with me.”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“by seven if I’ve any chance of getting some decent fish for tomorrow’s specials”
― Shalini Boland, The Millionaire's Wife

“Here I am in this picture postcard town, in my beautiful house with my gorgeous boyfriend and a ton of money, living this seemingly great life. But it doesn't feel like it's my life. I feel like an impostor.”
― Shalini Boland, The Girl from the Sea

“crumbs”
― Shalini Boland, The Birthday Party

“Helping me recover from my ordeal. Making sure I’m okay and that I have everything I need. Well… I do have”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“But in these quiet pauses between activity, that’s when doubt and despair creep in, nibbling away at hope and splintering positivity.”
― Shalini Boland, The Honeymoon

“She tells me not to worry. Might as well tell a fish not to swim.”
― Shalini Boland, The Couple Upstairs

“sometimes you have to take a step back and look at your life and your goals and ask yourself if what you’re aiming for is the right thing. The sane thing. The healthy choice for you and your relationships. If it’s worth pursuing your dreams to the exclusion of all else.”
― Shalini Boland, The Couple Upstairs

“You can't write the script to your life. You can't say, if I do this and this, then all these things will definitely happen. Life doesn't work that way.”
― Shalini Boland, The Best Friend

“Fi?’ Kelly stops in the middle of the road and I have to nudge her forwards.”
― Shalini Boland, The Woman Who Lied

“reply.”
― Shalini Boland, The Silent Bride

“angry teen-mode.”
― Shalini Boland, The Silent Bride

“Opportunity is a duty’.”
― Shalini Boland, When Darkness Falls

“Forget the past. No good comes of dwelling on it.”
― Shalini Boland, The Wife

“breaking”
― Shalini Boland, The Secret Mother