Martina

“For those few minutes, my mouth full of unfamiliar food, my eyes filled with strange sights, I existed only in the moment. I was fully present, my senses alive, my whole being open to receive the new experiences around me. I was in the only place in the world I could possibly be.”
― Jojo Moyes, Still Me

“You always think a secret will only be a secret for so long, that one day you will turn to someone else and say, "I've never told anyone this..." and the secret will vanish and become something else. It's only when you get to the end of your life, when you're lying on a wipe-clean carpet with only yourself for company, you realise that you never did manage to find the right someone to tell.”
― Joanna Cannon

“Husband disappeared? Order in your lover instead.”
― Sophie Kinsella, My Not So Perfect Life

“Because sometimes, that's all you need. Some to be there. Someone to watch over you, as you fall into sleep. Someone to tell you everything is going to be fine.”
― Joanna Cannon