Danny

“When I look over the fields to the sea, on these autumn days when the grass moves in the wind and the waves sound like excited breath, I remember that I once felt intense and secret things, just like you, Patrick. I hope you will understand that and I hope you can forgive that.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman

“but he talked too much about absolutely nothing.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman

“I have no choice, I know that. I can pretend she doesn't exist and risk losing him altogether, or I can put myself through the ordeal and keep a crumb of him.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman

“I say I do everything possible to avoid thinking about Tom, but, of course, Tom is mostly what I think about. And it is hell. Not least because the more I think about him, the more I cannot remember the reasons why we could not be together. The more I think about him, the less I remember anything that was wrong, or difficult. All I remember is sweetness.”
― Bethan Roberts, My Policeman