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21 " I know nowadays we’re all encouraged to bare our souls at the drop of a hat, but I don’t entirely subscribe to that theory. "
― Rachel Abbott , Only the Innocent (DCI Tom Douglas, #1)
22 " In retrospect, I would rather have been with one parent who was genuinely happy than with two who had so many axes to grind you could almost hear them being sharpened. "
23 " a married woman’s lover (a cicisbeo, apparently) used to accompany her with her husband’s blessing to public events and even to church! "
24 " much further than that, "
25 " likely "
26 " within those first few months I became weaker, and my self-belief was gradually eroded. Perhaps he did know better than I how people should behave. Perhaps I was overreacting to things that were perfectly normal, just because they weren’t what I wanted. The problem was a lack of anything tangible. He always made it seem as if he was putting me first, but what he was actually doing was undermining my every thought. "
27 " She had been conditioned by then to believe that every problem was a result of her own shortcomings. "
28 " Actions and attitudes that would seem normal in most relationships took on a significance of monumental importance and flooded her with hope. But "
29 " What’s the point of a husband if all he does is bring you grief? "
30 " I think children need that joy in their lives. If they exist in a world where they are forever watching their parents tiptoeing around each other—even if they’re not arguing—it gives them a false set of values. "
31 " when somebody appears to be considerate, never raises his voice, and appears to have your every interest in mind, how can that possibly be abuse? "
32 " I was unhappy—but it was hard to understand exactly why. "
33 " think children need that joy in their lives. If they exist in a world where they are forever watching their parents tiptoeing around each other—even if they’re not arguing—it gives them a false set of values. In retrospect, I would rather have been with one parent who was genuinely happy than with two who had so many axes to grind you could almost hear them being sharpened. "
34 " ignore his obvious displeasure, and "
35 " Imogen could also see that this fact hadn’t gone unnoticed by the detective chief "
36 " any evidence of a female member "
37 " sceptical, and "
38 " and hating to be an eavesdropper but remembering that "
39 " You have to understand what it’s like when you live with somebody who’s controlling. They’re clever. "
40 " it, and to keep my nose out of "