“vindication has no power over guilt. No amount of anger or rage directed at others can subdue it, because guilt is never about them. Guilt is the fear of one’s own wretchedness. It has nothing to do with other people.”
― Educated
― Educated
“I really don’t have a plan when I sit down to write—other than having a basic outline. The best way I can describe it is that I just start typing and let the story go where it needs to”
― Forgotten Bones
― Forgotten Bones
“His name is Marcus: he is four and a half and possesses that deep gravity and seriousness that only small children and mountain gorillas have ever been able to master.”
― Anansi Boys
― Anansi Boys
“I felt tears coming and for some reason, buried my head in Iain’s chest. It was firm and muscled and he smelt so wonderful.
I realised what I was doing and pulled away, but a big string of snot hung between my nose and his shirt pocket.”
― The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard
I realised what I was doing and pulled away, but a big string of snot hung between my nose and his shirt pocket.”
― The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard
“We're all crazy, I believe, just in different ways.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
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