Quotes by Dorothy Koomson

There is something I want to do. But its something to work towards, not something that should be handed to me on a plate. Whats the point of doing something if you know youve got someone to rescue you if you fail? I like to work hard at something and then to reap the rewards. I take pride in what I do. Whats the point if I know my rich husband will bail me out if I mess up?

I would rather have nothing than something that was only alright.

I liked him, there was no doubt about that. But I wasnt sure if he was good for me or not. I didnt always stick to things that were good for me - positively railed against it sometimes - but he was a different type of not good for me. He did things to my mind and body that I hadnt ever experienced before.But it wasnt as if I could get him out of my head either: every moment I had free would suddenly be crammed with thoughts of him. His soft lips, the gentle urgency with which theyd kissed me. The intoxicating smell of his skin. His moss-green eyes that would follow everything I said, then would meet my eyes so we could share a smile. It was driving me slowly and pleasurably insane.

Everything, good or bad, was down to me.

Christmas is a time for families.

You cant stay here any more. My fears have been irrational and theyve forced me to make unwise decisions and accept the unacceptable.

If I had a girl, I’d want her to know that she can be anything she wants and that she doesnt have to rely on her looks or clothes or hair or make-up to define who she is or to get respect from other people. I’d want her to know she has a right to be respected or noticed because she was born. I’m not talking about all the girl power nonsense, I’m talking about my girl growing up knowing she has the right to be treated decently simply because she was born.

He seems to have become a part of my life and Im disappointed if I dont see him. If I get to the end of the day without seeing someone who reminds me of him, I feel as if a dull shadow has fallen over me.

Elliot and I were more adult about it all. Wed kiss hello and goodbye and wed kiss as part of foreplay, but we wouldnt kiss just for the sake of it. not when we got together properly.I would love to snog Jack Britcham. I would love to inhale the smell of him, feast in the scent of him, become intoxicated by him. And of course there is nothing wrong with looking at him. I would love to run my fingers over the lines of his body, touch him and see if I could absorb him through the pads of my fingers, have him enter my bloodstream and race through my veins. I would love to taste him. See if he tastes as good as he looks.I dont know why hes got so far under my skin, but he has. And thats not a bad thing, I didnt think. It gives me something to look forward to, I suppose.Loved-up saddo

It was the most natural thing in the world because from out of his mouth were coming most of the things I felt. In another person, one i did not have this attachment to, it would have been gushing, clingy and embarrassing, from him it was like having a mirror held up to my soul.

I always smile when I think of him, and when I see his doppelgängers I rubberneck to get a look. Then allow myself to dissolve into a serene, secret little smile as that feeling takes over. Is it possible to fall in love with someone youve only met for five minutes?

I didnt simply want children - I probably could have found someone who would have been willing to do the baby thing - I wanted them with her. I longed to see the sparkle of her eyes in the eyes of a child; to have that infectious laugh of hers coming out of a babys mouth as I tickled them; I wanted to hold a child in my arms and look at it and see her and me, our genes combined to make another human being. When it came to me that that would never happen, I put my fist through the back door. All these little things kept coming to me, all the Ill nevers, but that was the worst one. I grieved for the children wed never have almost as much as Id grieved for her.

What was I waiting for with regards to the sea-soaked woman laughing in front of me? What would I tell myself if I didnt watch her grow gorgeously ripe with our baby? If we didnt become sleep-deprived and snappy with each other as we tried to navigate the stormy seas of parenthood together.

Always regret the things you did do, never the things you didnt.

“Every second counts”

“The thing I am most afraid of is love. When you say you love someone you are giving them license to hurt you.”

“Thats what came from having romance in your soul. You believe in things like love at first sight and perfect presents.”