Quotes from Jojo Moyes

I took a deep breath, enjoying the unexpectedness of it all.

This is the story of a family who didn't fit in. A little girl who was a bit geeky and liked maths more than makeup. And a boy who liked makeup and didn't fit into any tribes.

These are the things I learned about being a parent, while not actually being a parent. That whatever you did you would probably be wrong. If you were cruel or dismissive or neglectful, you would leave scars upon your charge.

Um…I'm not afraid of hard work. I'm good at dealing with all sorts of people and…and I make a mean cup of tea." I began to blather into the silence. The thought of it being her son had thrown me. "I mean, my dad seems to think that's not the greatest reference. But in my experience there's not much that can't be fixed by a decent cup of tea…" There

There is no happiness in this world other than what is achieved by love of one's work

They were like animals, men. They found too much direct contact threatening

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.

Every act has a consequence. In my view the world divides into people who can see that, and make a decision accordingly, and those who just go for what feels good at the time.

I felt suddenly, unbearably tired. I felt this peculiar urge to say sorry, and I wasn't sure what for.

I might lick you." "If it makes you feel better." I licked him. His aftershave didn't taste as nice as it smelled, but it was kind of nice to lick someone. "It does make me feel better," I said with some surprise. "It really does!

Every time you get a chance to move forward, you just hijack your own future. it's like - you don't actually want to... You're in control of your own life. And yet you act like you're permanently buffeted by events outside your control.

It's not a matter of giving you a chance. I've watched you these six months becoming a whole different person, someone who is only just beginning to see her possibilities. You have no idea how happy that has made me. I don't want you to be tied to me, to my hospital appointments, to the restrictions on my life. I don't want you to miss out on all the things someone else could give you.

Bilmiyorum... Sanki çörek yerine... donut olmu?sun gibi...

here …' He placed a hand on the upper part of his chest.

It was a world of order, of high standards met and maintained. Mac felt curiousity reassured that a place like this still existed.

Who wouldn't say yes to a handsome, square-jawed man, who looked at her as if she were made of spun silk? Everyone else had spent the past months looking at her as if she were contaminated.

she would catch the gesture: she always had

Every act has a consequence, Ellie. In my view the world divides into people who can see that, and make a decision accordingly, and those who just go for what feels good at the time.

I had been wrong when I said Liza McCullen wasn't beautiful: when she smiled she was stunning.

A face whose emotions had not yet been battered by experience.

You know, you can only actually help someone who wants to be helped. - Alicia

Wissen Sie, man kann nicht erzwingen, wiedergeliebt zu werden. Ganz gleich, wie sehr man sich es wünscht. Manchmal hat man einfach den richtigen Zeitpunkt verpasst.

You should just keep your mouth shout! It gets very tedious having you make a snarky comment about everything that someone says in this group.

And as she walks, in a city of strangers, her nostrils filled with the scent of street food, her ears filled with an unfamiliar language, she feels something unexpected wash through her. She feels connected, alive.