Sydney Jamesson > Quotes

“Love is not that. Love is that which remains once you realise you could not love another person more; so deeply, sincerely and unconditionally.”
― Sydney Jamesson, TouchStone for ever

“Now the snow has melted, I’ve been able to see the world for what it truly is.”
― Sydney Jamesson, The Caretakers

“Regrettably, Ayden has spent the entire day with his mistress,”
― Sydney Jamesson, TouchStone for play

“So tell me, Em … are you the backstabber or the knife through the heart kinda girl?”
― Sydney Jamesson, Duty of Care

“If you scrape away the surface, you’ve gotta be prepared to see what’s underneath.”
― Sydney Jamesson, Duty of Care

“It has been three days, eleven hours and 45 minutes since I fucked you and I don’t intend to ever wait that long again.”
― Sydney Jamesson, TouchStone for play

“You’re kinda hard to break away from, Emily, even if trouble seems to follow you around like a goddam shadow.”
― Sydney Jamesson, The Caretakers

“I’m just trying to figure out if you’re a safe woman to be around but, I guess as long as you don’t want my job, I’ll be okay.”
― Sydney Jamesson, Duty of Care

“I turned her around to face me and took her sweet face in my hands. “I noticed you, Harry,” I said unflinchingly.”
― Sydney Jamesson, The Darkest Corners

“She gave me a puzzled frown. “Didn’t you just have lunch—at your meeting?” I laughed, inwardly, holding back the sound of it behind a tight-lipped smile. “I’m sorry I called my lunch with Harry a meeting. I wasn’t sure how it would go and didn’t want you jumping to conclusions.” She turned her back to me to pour water into the teapot. “Now why would I do that?” “Because—“ “Because you’ve not set eyes on a woman in four years, give or take a couple of weeks.” She flicked me with a tea towel. “Now look at you with your dreamy eyes.” “I don’t have dreamy eyes, Mary,” I said, pretending to be affronted.”
― Sydney Jamesson, The Darkest Corners