“I remember looking at him lying there in a small pool of blood and thinking ‘oh well, that’s the end of his nonsense”
―
Fiona Barton,
The Widow
“People say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. They say that when you been through something terrible ... But it doesn't. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together with grubby bandages and yellowing sticky tape. Creaking along the fault lines, Fragile and exhausting to hold together. Sometimes you wish it had killed you.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“The simple lies are the hardest, funnily enough. The big ones seem to just fall off the tongue:” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“It's a strange feeling, owning a secret. It's like a stone in my stomach, crushing my insides and making me feel sick every time I think of it.” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“Addicts are brilliant liars, Inspector. They lie to themselves and then to everyone else. They’re in denial about their problem, and they are experts at finding excuses and other people to blame,” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“Dangerous to think you know too much, sometimes, because who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their bones.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“Everyone wants to know the truth. Except those who don’t. Those who stand to lose by it.” ― Fiona Barton, The Suspect
“People say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. .But it doesn't. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together with grubby bandages and yellowing sticky tape.Creaking along the fault lines. Fragile and exhausting to hold together. Sometimes you wish it had killed you.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“But Bella’s disappearance brought us together. Made us a real couple. I always said we needed a child.” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“Funny how she keeps using my name. Like a nurse. Or a con man.” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“The problem is that a secret takes on a life of its own over time.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“All I can think is: Jake and Freddie. What lovely names. I stash them away for later, for my collection,” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“And it infuriated her, too. She’d been just like Freddie. And she couldn’t see where Jake’s lack of motivation came from. Both she and Steve had the work ethic in spades, but Jake just stood at the foot of the ladder, looking up and shrugging at the idea of climbing.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“Sparkes plowed on. “And that’s just the university staff.” The joke fell to the ground, writhing. “Right,” the chief super said. “Okay, she’s qualified, but why her and not our” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“I realize that my memories...are like one of those home movies, where a jerky camera records slices of the action, then breaks off suddenly before picking up again at another point. There are gaps. Gaping holes.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“Who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their bones.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“When you’re talking to real people—people without an ego or something to sell—it can be complete exposure of one person to another, an intense intimacy that excludes everyone and everything else,” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“The truth didn’t have a suitable emoji.” ― Fiona Barton, The Suspect
“People say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. They say that when you’ve been through something terrible. My mum, Jude, used to say it. But it doesn’t. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together with grubby bandages and yellowing sticky tape. Creaking along the fault lines. Fragile and exhausting to hold together. Sometimes you wish it had killed you.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“People say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. They say that when you been through something terrible ... But it doesn't. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together with grubby bandages and yellowing sticky tape. Creaking along the fault lines, Fragile and exhausting to hold together. Sometimes you wish it had killed you.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“The simple lies are the hardest, funnily enough. The big ones seem to just fall off the tongue:” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“It's a strange feeling, owning a secret. It's like a stone in my stomach, crushing my insides and making me feel sick every time I think of it.” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“Addicts are brilliant liars, Inspector. They lie to themselves and then to everyone else. They’re in denial about their problem, and they are experts at finding excuses and other people to blame,” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“Dangerous to think you know too much, sometimes, because who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their bones.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“Everyone wants to know the truth. Except those who don’t. Those who stand to lose by it.” ― Fiona Barton, The Suspect
“People say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. .But it doesn't. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together with grubby bandages and yellowing sticky tape.Creaking along the fault lines. Fragile and exhausting to hold together. Sometimes you wish it had killed you.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“But Bella’s disappearance brought us together. Made us a real couple. I always said we needed a child.” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“Funny how she keeps using my name. Like a nurse. Or a con man.” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“The problem is that a secret takes on a life of its own over time.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“All I can think is: Jake and Freddie. What lovely names. I stash them away for later, for my collection,” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“And it infuriated her, too. She’d been just like Freddie. And she couldn’t see where Jake’s lack of motivation came from. Both she and Steve had the work ethic in spades, but Jake just stood at the foot of the ladder, looking up and shrugging at the idea of climbing.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“Sparkes plowed on. “And that’s just the university staff.” The joke fell to the ground, writhing. “Right,” the chief super said. “Okay, she’s qualified, but why her and not our” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“I realize that my memories...are like one of those home movies, where a jerky camera records slices of the action, then breaks off suddenly before picking up again at another point. There are gaps. Gaping holes.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“Who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their bones.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
“When you’re talking to real people—people without an ego or something to sell—it can be complete exposure of one person to another, an intense intimacy that excludes everyone and everything else,” ― Fiona Barton, The Widow
“The truth didn’t have a suitable emoji.” ― Fiona Barton, The Suspect
“People say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. They say that when you’ve been through something terrible. My mum, Jude, used to say it. But it doesn’t. It breaks your bones, leaving everything splintered and held together with grubby bandages and yellowing sticky tape. Creaking along the fault lines. Fragile and exhausting to hold together. Sometimes you wish it had killed you.” ― Fiona Barton, The Child
