It was a source of constant disappointment to Catherine Morland that her life did not more closely resemble her books. Or rather, that the books in which she found its likeness were so unexciting.
Edwardian house in Worcester
Cat's passion for atmospheric architecture was only just second to her passion for Henry.
Uncontrollable little nests of miscellany. He
Thought
They both possessed a victimhood that had been conferred because they'd both been guilty of being female in a world where some men believed they deserved never to feel powerless.
The hardest thing about being a grown up is realizing there are no magic formulas to release the ones we love from pain. Maybe that's why I enjoy computer games so much; you get to be God.
Sometimes, the only things that make you feel good are the same ones that worked when you were five. Yes, I slammed the door
It had seemed a good idea at the time to order the furniture for her new home online from a chain retailer.
I failed her. And she's out of my life. I don't even know where she's living. What she's doing to get through the days. And I miss her. Every single day, I miss her.
His face seemed to be in retreat from a sharp nose, as if he’d been caught in the teeth of a gale at birth.
Her anger was a memory now. She didn't believe in bearing grudges.She believed in killing them where they lay.
Macerating what was left of the organs, ‘liver, a portion of the heart, a certain
You know it's a bad case when the only way you can catch up on your sleep is to get unconscious.
We make high demands on the people we expect to deliver justice, and we don’t always appreciate how much it eats away at them.
No. It's no the same. The interviewers want you to say what they want to hear. I want to hear what you have to say.
It forced me to realise that I'd been blaming you for not being flawless. And none of us is flawless.' Another sigh. 'I was so angry with myself for what happened to Michael and Lucy that I had to tur...
If I didn't like her so much, I'd hate her.
I told her you were probably here'. 'Thanks,' Tony said. 'Did I mention she thinks her brother's murder is my fault?
Ziggurat