Shay > Shay's Quotes

“We look at each other with shy relief. It's the look two odd socks give when they recognise each other in the wild.”
― Fiona Wood, Six Impossible Things

“You know, you spend your whole life feeling like you don’t quite fit in anywhere. And then you walk into a room one day, whether it’s at university or an office or some kind of club, and you just go, ‘Ah. There they are.’ And suddenly you feel at home.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“The only thing Jess really cared about were those two children and letting them know they were okay. Because even if the whole world was throwing rocks at you, if you had your mother at your back, you'd be okay. Some deep-rooted part of you would know you were loved. That you deserved to be loved.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“When you put someone down all the time, eventually they stop listening to the sensible stuff.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“The law of probability combined with the law of large numbers states that to beat the odds, sometimes you have to repeat an event an increasing number of times in order to get you to the outcome you desire. The more you do, the closer you get. Or… basically, sometimes you just have to keep going.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“Heartbreak was a luxury too costly for the single parent.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“If someone wanted to be with you, after all, they just made it happen.”
― Jojo Moyes, The One Plus One

“Who was it who had said you were only as happy as your unhappiest child?”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“Convinced that if she wished hard enough, good things would finally happen.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One

“When you work hard to get somewhere, it's quite nice to show people where you belong.”
― Jojo Moyes, One Plus One