Cath Weeks > Quotes

“It was reassuring for adults to believe they were born kind. But Beth knew that children were born neutral and remained so, until the world showed them what to expect.”
― Cath Weeks, The Burnt Lotus: The breathtaking sequel to The Mood Ring

“Some people were born confident; others had to fight for their place in the world, building themselves molecule by molecule. I was the latter.”
― Cath Weeks, The Wife's Shadow

“Love wasn’t about balance. Everyone knew that there was nothing remotely balanced about it.”
― Cath Weeks, Friends Don't Lie

“She loved her two sons wholeheartedly, loved him too, but she relished spending time with her friends, when she could talk about things that they understood.”
― Cath Weeks, Friends Don't Lie

“Creases in the heart – that was how Helena thought of a mother’s painful experiences: tiny lines that no one could touch or smooth away. There wasn’t a power iron in the world that could obliterate them.”
― Cath Weeks, Mothers

“Eternal youth - the illusion of it - was surely one of the advantages of marrying your childhood sweetheart, association being a powerful thing.”
― Cath Weeks, Friends Don't Lie

“She lied about absolutely everything all the time. And the real kicker was that nobody ever noticed.”
― Cath Weeks, The Burnt Lotus: The breathtaking sequel to The Mood Ring

“From the moment you cross the line into adulthood, you have to look out for yourself. That’s just the way it goes.”
― Cath Weeks, The Wife's Shadow

“It felt intrinsically female, the fear of being seen to have too much.”
― Cath Weeks, The Wife's Shadow

“Compared to family, the fact that you could cherry-pick your friends was very attractive, especially in a modern world that valued freedom of choice.”
― Cath Weeks, Friends Don't Lie

“He was the sort of kid who would still believe in Father Christmas way beyond his years, not because he didn't know the truth deep down but because he refused to give up on the sheer wonder of the idea.”
― Cath Weeks, The Mood Ring

“Sometimes, it wasn’t difficult standing still; it was bliss.”
― Cath Weeks, Mothers

“The danger in indulging your child's dreams was that eventually those dreams would lead them far from home.”
― Cath Weeks, Mothers

“Sometimes when you start a witch hunt, you become the hunted.”
― Cath Weeks, The Burnt Lotus: The breathtaking sequel to The Mood Ring

“He was at an age where unrequited love wasn't quite so sexy any more, compared to its appeal during his teens.”
― Cath Weeks, The Mood Ring

“Had she known where they were headed she would have tried to bottle that day – to trap it in a jar with the seawater and sand so that she could shake it on grey days; a treasured snow globe of memories.”
― Cath Weeks, Blind

“Being a good mother was all about learning how to let go...and to most mothers it was as realistic a goal as the full lotus position or world peace.”
― Cath Weeks, Mothers

“She loved her son with an intensity that could power the national grid and yet still she ached to improve him.”
― Cath Weeks, Blind

“She could improve Charlie’s life in a myriad of ways. But what if she could take it a step further? What if she could cure him?”
― Cath Weeks, Blind

“How to describe a mother's devotion to her child?”
― Cath Weeks, Blind

“It had been such a long time since he had craved human company that at first he didn’t recognise the sensation.”
― Cath Weeks, The Burnt Lotus: The breathtaking sequel to The Mood Ring

“I had always carried myself tightly. Even at school, I was the girl with the socks pulled up straight to the knee.”
― Cath Weeks, The Wife's Shadow

“Clare's family were big on blood. At family gatherings, non-blood relatives hung in the corner as far away from view as possible, like dejected bats.”
― Cath Weeks, The Mood Ring

“The new mothers that she dealt with had enough depression collectively that it was a wonder they didn't affect pollution levels.”
― Cath Weeks, The Mood Ring