bookends by jane green >>
"isn't that the thing with fantasies? fantasies are absolutely safe, as long as you never try to make them a reality. whether you're fantasizing about wife-swapping, or cafe/bookshops, it's still a truism that they will always be safer when they are kept locked in your head." - bookends by jane green
"'but it never really stops hurting. you just try to avoid the negative pieces because all it's going to do is upset you, and it's not as if anyone's giving you constructive criticism, they're just slagging you off because they don't like you and because they can.'" - bookends by jane green
"this time i refuse to wake up until my head, my heart, and my life have all returned to normal." - bookends by jane green
"'you don't have to wait for someone to treat you badly repeatedly. all it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future.'" - bookends by jane green
"i like being alone. i always have. but it's not the present that worries me. what worries me is that i'll have to spend the next fifty years on my own, and that's something i really don't want to have to think about. but in the meantime i'm used to my own company, and i haven't had to think about anyone else for months. years." - bookends by jane green
"i'd forgotten that i don't get involved because the pain just isn't worth it. all that flattery and attention distracted me from any pain that might have been lurking around the corner, but of course the pain got me in the end. it always does." - bookends by jane green
"'it's all well and good saying you avoid pain by avoiding relationships, but what about the wonderful things you're avoiding as well? what about the joy and the intimacy and the trust that come with finding someone you love?'" - bookends by jane green
"'he wasn't good enough for me, and he still managed to get the final word in and kick me once i was down.'" - bookends by jane green
"thank God my life seems to have found its equilibrium again." - bookends by jane green
"reality could never match the fantasy. that was always the problem, and it was just a question of stopping the fantasy." - bookends by jane green"isn't that the thing with fantasies? fantasies are absolutely safe, as long as you never try to make them a reality. whether you're fantasizing about wife-swapping, or cafe/bookshops, it's still a truism that they will always be safer when they are kept locked in your head." - bookends by jane green
