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61 " the worst hour of your life is just sixty minutes, and after that the next hour is a bit easier. I’ve "
― Rachel Abbott , Right Behind You (DCI Tom Douglas, #9)
62 " I once made a film about abuse, and somebody told me that I didn’t understand the subject at all. I now know exactly what she meant. It isn’t just about definable acts of terror, such as physical cruelty or demanding obedience with overt threats. It’s easy to recognise the difference between right and wrong then, even though many abused people don’t act on that knowledge. The quiet but inexorable breaking down of self-esteem is much more sinister—it’s violation of the soul. That’s what Hugo did to me. "
― Rachel Abbott , Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas, #1)
63 " My mum gave the very best parties when I was little. She made everything from scratch, and we had prizes for all the games. It took effort to hold a party then. Now it seems it’s about who has the most money. "
― Rachel Abbott , The Back Road (DCI Tom Douglas, #2)
64 " lie; secrets and deceit will ultimately undermine a relationship’s stability, durability, and longevity. Friedrich "
65 " Expect the worst and be surprised if it’s not as bad as you think was Becky’s motto. "
― Rachel Abbott , Stranger Child (DCI Tom Douglas, #4)
66 " All I can make out is a slight figure with tied-back dark hair and the biggest pair of brown eyes I have ever seen. "
― Rachel Abbott , Come A Little Closer (DCI Tom Douglas, #7)
67 " Then Becky called to say Millie and Ash may have been kidnapped and my previous worst hour seemed tame in comparison. "
68 " I take a huge breath and let it out "
69 " two weeks he was waiting for me, barring "
― Rachel Abbott , The Shape of Lies (DCI Tom Douglas, #8)
70 " why he thinks Scott Roberts is dead. Also, "
71 " I learned to value stability and a life free from uncertainty. Sometimes, though, I strive to free a tiny portion of myself from the confines of a life constrained by the codes of others. "
72 " Tom had always told her that few things were black and white, and that sometimes good people did bad things. "
73 " There’s nowt so queer as folk. "
― Rachel Abbott , The Invitation (Stephanie King, #2)
74 " things out about "
75 " Why was it that kindness was more likely to bring on the tears than harsh words? "
76 " For Becky, life was simpler when the good behaved themselves, and the bad were the rotten bastards she expected them to be. "
77 " The slow relentless destruction of self confidence is something that is impossible to explain”. "
78 " People need to accept that to suffer is the nature of life. "
79 " It’s strange; people say that when something bad has happened they often wake up feeling fine until realisation hits them. In my experience, it’s the exact opposite. You wake up feeling the pain, but it takes a while to remember what caused it. "
80 " It was amazing how much somebody’s posture could tell you about their thoughts. "