Clare Lydon > Quotes

“Somehow, Gemma had turned into her north star, and going back to Cornwall had only heightened that sense. Nothing had felt right there. Yet as soon as she was back in Surrey, she’d felt at peace. Places you belonged were never about the location itself. They were always about the people, the memories you held, and the ones you hoped to make. Gemma and Skye fell very much into the final category.”
― Clare Lydon, It Started with a Kiss

“And yes, I know they’re just things and they can be replaced, but it makes you wonder why we get things in the first place, when things can so easily be taken away, or stolen, or destroyed.”
― Clare Lydon, Nothing To Lose

“Erin sat forward, her cleavage winking.”
― Clare Lydon, Change Of Heart

“Life is what happens while you’re making other plans.”
― Clare Lydon, Hotshot

“Plenty of lesbians were friends with their exes.”
― Clare Lydon, Hotshot

“But college, like youth, was wasted on the young.”
― Clare Lydon, Before You Say I Do

“Yes. Are you still hung up on emulating something that should never be emulated? Or have you moved on to other worthless role models? Who’s next? Kim Kardashian? Donald Trump?”
― Clare Lydon, You're My Kind

“Up above, the stars twinkled in the village darkness. She’d always loved that about living here, not in the city. The stars always brought her home.”
― Clare Lydon, The Christmas Catch

“I’ve put my line in the sand.” “But you know the thing about sand? Every day, the tide comes in and washes the line away. You can draw it again, or choose not to.”
― Clare Lydon, It Started with a Kiss

“She was a love fluffer.”
― Clare Lydon, Change Of Heart

“Glitter lit up Joan’s veins.”
― Clare Lydon, Big London Dreams

“I don’t know. From a young age, I knew I was different. That I wasn’t experiencing the world the same way everyone else did. But I had no label for it. But then, when I was in my teens, I started looking at women and the world made sense.”
― Clare Lydon, The Christmas Catch

“To whinge, yes. But sobbing… talk to any life coach and they’d say if you ever reach that point, it’s time to quit. There’s more to life than a job or, in my case, my marriage.”
― Clare Lydon, One Golden Summer

“It was always nice to meet someone who understood exactly where you were coming from. Somebody who knew that when women dated other women, the whole idea of a sisterhood went out the window. Nobody could break your heart like a woman.”
― Clare Lydon, It Started with a Kiss

“Life had a funny way of working itself out sometimes. This was one of those times when all her stars had aligned.”
― Clare Lydon, The Christmas Catch

“Gemma checked her watch. A couple of hours to sunrise. That was a whole lot of time for them to kill in their new normal.

Skye had clearly thought about it, too.

'I can't really stick around all night, but I'd be happy to come back to help put out the bougies at sunrise. I don't think us spending time together now is the most ideal thing in the world, is it?'

Gemma's heart stalled. This was her fault. She had no right to feel sad. Yet she did.

Nothing in her head made sense.

'I promise, no kissing.'

Skye gave her a sad smile. 'That's not an encouraging promise, just in case you were wondering.'

Gemma winced. She wished they could work things out. That she could run a finger down Skye's porcelain cheekbones. That she could smooth the wrinkles in Skye's mind.

'I'll make you coffee, and tell you another secret about me. Something you didn't know already.' She sounded desperate.

'What if I already know more than I want?”
― Clare Lydon, It Started with a Kiss

“I just don't get it. Weirdly, I am mostly over it, despite what this looks like.' Skye waved a hand in front of her face. 'It's just, these past 24 hours have been a head fuck. I knew they were together, but now they're engaged.' Skye threw up her arms. 'We were together for five years. She asked me to marry her after two, and things were great then, truly.' Skye's eyes misted over for a moment. Then she shook herself. 'We had a big wedding - at the same hotel would you believe? - and when I said my vows, I meant them. For better, for worse. In sickness and in health. I don't recall there being a vow that said, "until the next young thing comes along, and I get a better offer.' She slumped forward and rested her forehead on her fore-arm.”
― Clare Lydon, It Started with a Kiss

“And just like that, Morgan’s world reclined.
Ali tasted of Christmas, her mouth still warm from the mulled wine. Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg. Snow hit Morgan’s cheeks, but she hardly noticed.”
― Clare Lydon, The Christmas Catch

“wet. Her jacket had a hood, but the rain had”
― Clare Lydon, Nothing To Lose

“Morgan walked left to avoid an oncoming
loved-up couple who weren’t going to unlink their hands for anyone. What was it on pavements with couples and their territorial rights? It always irked her.”
― Clare Lydon, The Christmas Catch