Jackie Petersen

“He handed her her pills and the cup; her hands trembled; he had to support the saucer and he thought, inappropriately, of a priest offering communion.”
― Robert Galbraith, The Cuckoo's Calling

“My mother just wanted me to forget it. So, of course, every word was immediately, irrevocably branded into my brain.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

“Perfection was a surface thing. The epidermis. Cut a few layers deep, you begin to see some darker shades.”
― Blake Crouch, Pines

“I swallowed. “Mum, you’re not going to get divorced, are you?” Her eyes shot open. “Divorced? I’m a good Catholic girl, Louisa. We don’t divorce. We just make our men suffer for all eternity.” She waited just for a moment, and then she started to laugh.”
― Jojo Moyes, After You