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1 " ... in that moment I know this is what I must do with my life; do away with the predictable, the mundane, and hurl myself into the unknown. "
― Soulla Christodoulou , Alexander and Maria
2 " I am. And so are you. We’re both real,’ she says in a way that touches every inch of me and despite the rush of fireworks bursting inside of me this is where peace lies. "
3 " We eat in silence. Caramel lies at my feet meowing, content she has a full belly. I like the weight of her on me; she feels real, solid. I like being wanted. I want to feel wanted. "
4 " No-one saw her pinch the girl’s armMaking her wince in pain and cry outMore than once, an agonising clout "
― Soulla Christodoulou , Sunshine after Rain: A Collection of Poetry
5 " Christaki welled up as their father hugged his daughter. He looked away, not wanting to intrude on this private moment, a rare demonstration of paternal love. "
― Soulla Christodoulou , The Summer Will Come: Two families escape Cyprus, a country in turmoil...A story of love, loyalty, betrayal and new beginnings...
6 " He hung on her every word like a love struck teenager. "
― Soulla Christodoulou , Broken Pieces of Tomorrow: Strong women don't give up...They find a way through tears and thrills to love again...
7 " ... I REALISE MY DISABILITY IS ABIGGER PART OF ME THAN IADMIT. IT’S DEFINED ME ALLMY LIFE. "
8 " As she stood under the spray, the hot water almost scalding her skin, she imagined herself being reborn "
― Soulla Christodoulou ,
9 " My life is just full of broken pieces, no tomorrow. All I can see is…broken pieces of tomorrow. "
10 " The truth lies behind the strain in her voice, wallows in her hollow laugh. And now I recognise it for what it is; a buzz that’s existed since we met; the threatening stinger of a persistent lie. "
11 " How can I ever do anything extraordinary with such a mundane existence? "
12 " You do not see what I seeHow can you when all you do is use your eyesBut I look deeper and further than the deepest oceanI notice the frown lines and the smile lines "
13 " ...her heart filled with regret; regret for a broken marriage she knew could never be fixed and for the life she had imagined herself living which had been ripped apart, like her heart, by the man who she thought she would grow old with and be married to for the rest of her life. "
14 " The same hopes, dreams and wishesDeep, flirty and playful kissesCollectively as one, never imagined apartProof of togetherness from the very start "
15 " Giddiness overcame her. Was this love? "
16 " Look ahead to the bright lightUse your hopes to unfold each nightRejoice in the struggle, stay saneThere’s always sunshine after rain "
17 " Your eyes were on fireYou were scratching your headPacing the roomYou were seeing red "
18 " She saw how the weight of his mistake, the affair, weighed down on him and he cried, brushing the tears on his cheeks away brusquely; his eyes rimmed with dark circles looked haunted. "
19 " The love’s not going to just disappear from inside you. "
20 " She screamed, releasing all the pent-up sadness, humiliation and unworthiness that had been painstakingly eating away at her like moths on clothes. "
― Soulla Christodoulou , Unlocked: Will a chance encounter, miles away from home, heal old wounds?
