Clare Ashton > Quotes

“Love and sex with a man is like listening to a soloist. Pleasant, sometimes beautiful and moving. But with a woman.” She was wistful. “It is a symphony of sound and colour. You cannot help be swept up in it.”
― Clare Ashton, The Goodmans

“Never meet your heroes. Never check which political party a singer supported. And never, ever, read celebrity gossip about your favourite actors. Because knowing about the real person would break the spell.”
― Clare Ashton, Tempting Olivia

“It is always the way – one of life’s harshest acts. It is such a remarkable force, a child’s love and the mother’s returned. It’s so brutal that the child’s love must change while the mother carries on devoted. It’s a debt only collected a generation later when it is repaid in cruel kind.”
― Clare Ashton, The Goodmans

“You don´t need to spend the earth to hear music that can move it.”
― Clare Ashton, That Certain Something

“You have to follow your heart, otherwise hearts have a habit of breaking”
― Clare Ashton, That Certain Something

“How was she meant to let go ?
Sometimes, instead of having a single daughter, it felt as if she were grieving the loss of hundreds. The baby that clung to her little finger. The toddler who squealed with delight at her first steps. The small girl who said "I love you" for the first time with no ceremony and without realising it almost broke Maggie's heart with joy. The teenager who broke down when she needed Mum one last time. It was like her daughter disappeared over and over again. All those incredible people who Maggie would never meet again, some of whom were remembered only by her. And she felt colossal loneliness at the realisation.”
― Clare Ashton, The Goodmans

“Sometimes real life has a habit of getting in the way of dreams.”
― Clare Ashton, That Certain Something

“Not everyone’s as angelic as Poppy you know.” Rosalyn’s confidence and ironic tone were back in force. “Evil lesbians exist too.” Poppy slumped behind the aisle, head in hands. Rosalyn’s reaction couldn’t be much worse. “Don’t be daft,” Dai said, his tone sharper. “Of course there aren’t evil lesbians.”
― Clare Ashton, Poppy Jenkins

“You wait a lifetime for someone perfect… Like buses.”
― Clare Ashton, After Mrs Hamilton

“What?" Kate stuttered in disbelief. "She is so far from boring."
Olivia had a glow that was low-burning and ever present. It steadily burned brighter the more Kate knew her. More like the sun, always there, not a firework that's loud and startling for a moment, then gone. And the sun wasn't boring. It was everything.”
― Clare Ashton, Tempting Olivia

“It should be OK not to know, to find something new about yourself. It’s OK to be fluid because your world, experience and needs change all the time.”
― Clare Ashton, Meeting Millie

“Another time, your touch will make me so light it’s like heaven. A gesture can reassure and support me. You’re my foundation and safe place. Other times, you’ll make me laugh until my stomach aches and I forget anything could ever be bad.”
― Clare Ashton, Meeting Millie

“Anna didn’t want to sleep in case it jinxed her progress. She didn’t want to wake up that anxious woman again, the one who didn’t dare step outside or who couldn’t throw herself into her creative work.”
― Clare Ashton, Finding Jessica Lambert