“I am a terrible judge of character' "I don't think so. You just need to take note of FACTS from the outset, not feelings.” FactsFeelingsJudgement Book:Chances Source: Chances
“She's finding it hard to cope - her hopes have been dashed, the future she dreamed about has gone and she's scared about that. There's nothing in its place. She wants you back. She doesn't want to let go of everything it meant to her. Because the world seems horribly big and empty. Because the future is a very frightening concept when you'd previously planned on sharing it with someone. Because she's a girl, she's a romantic and she fears if she lets go of her dream, she'll live a nightmare. Because she has a hope and she fears if she lets her hope go, who will she be? The effort, the pain of clinging on is preferable to the wide-open fear of letting go.” Letting GoOld Love Book:Chances Source: Chances
“I hope it's that she simply doesn't figure large enough in his life to be worth mentioning, Vita thought. And then she thought, if that was the case. It was therefore rather pathetic that Suzie loomed larger for her than for Tim, that Suzie was in some ways a more real presence in her life than in his. What she thought it boiled down to was that she really didn't want the woman he left her for to be the true, profound love of his life. I auditioned for that role. I put so much effort into it, I loved it. I'm not ready to let it go to someone else. But you keep forgetting he didn't leave you, Vita - you left him. And then she thought, is this a slewed version of Aesop's dog in the manger? I don't want him - but I don't want him wanting anyone else? And then she thought, For God's sake, shut up! This is doing me no good at all. All this thinking and wondering that I do isn't going to change him or the past. What a waste of quarter of an hour - sifting through all that emotional JUNK. She knew there was nothing of value in it- she'd been through it with a fine toothcomb over and again.” InfidelityOver ThinkingThe Other Woman Book:Chances Source: Chances
“It wasn't about opening her mind, it was about closing down the racket of thoughts and opening up her body. She was tingling and throbbing and hot, not so much from her desire specifically for rick, as from a very physical yearning for human touch, to be wanted and ravished by another person after such a long period without. His attention, his hunger, was the thrill; it was an ego massage which in itself was better than her breasts being fondled.” ExcitementSomething NewThrill Book:Chances Source: Chances
“Currently she was midway through a bittersweet David Nicholls novel that any other time might well have made her self-indulgently reflective.” ReflectiveSelf Indulgent Book:Chances Source: Chances
“how can he love me then not? He went,he ran. And I cannot bring him back. Yet I left the door metaphorically wide open, hoping he'd come back and bang on it proclaiming, "I want to be here with you. Always." Soon I'm going to have to shutit. For my safety and my sanity. Let go. I don't want to. Won't letting go be just that - letting go? Giving up? Admitting failure? Admitting that it is really, truly over?” WantGivingLeftDoorsLetting GoGiving UpSafetyWideRanSanityBangsAdmittingProclaiming Author:Freya North
“I was clinging to all that had been and, in an ideal world, all that we had hoped for. He, he wanted out.” WorldWantedIdealsClingingIdeal World Author:Freya North
“Tell me that you refuse to allow me to be so stupid. Tell me that you will not tolerate this relationship being over just when it was on the verge of really taking off.” StupidRefuseTolerateVerge Author:Freya North
“She liked him. She liked the feeling of liking him. She felt light and smiley and too full of excitement to think of anything else.” ThinkingFeelingsLightFeltExcitementSmiley Author:Freya North
“Am I falling in love? She thought, is it safe to do so with this man? She thought, I don't need to answer.” MenNeedsFallAnswersSafeFalling In Love Author:Freya North
“It's not a persons mistakes which define them - it's the way they make amends.” WayPersonsMistakeAmends Author:Freya North
“His version of 'real' love isn't sufficient for me, I don't think anyone should settle for so little. It wasn't love - not in the true sense. On my part, it was neediness, insecurity, dependence, habit - desperate to feel loved by a man who was often ambivalent towards me.” ThinkingMenFeelsShouldLittlesRealHabitVersionsSettlingSufficientDesperateInsecurityReal LoveDependenceAmbivalentNeediness Author:Freya North
“She didn't want to be reminded of her past or how different her present was from the future she'd taken for granted.” WantDifferentPastTakenGrantedTaken For Granted Author:Freya North
“That's the beauty about love. It's not about give-and-take - it's about feeling safe in one's needs - wanting to be looked after as much as wanting to look after.” NeedsGivingLooksFeelingsSafeGive And Take Author:Freya North