Quotes from Dorothy Koomson

When you can't be honest with people, you can't ever relax with them.

Old pain doesn't completely die. Time may soothe it, stoke over it until it looks like it has healed, but it never dies properly. It stays with you, it lives in the cracks of your soul, waiting for moments when you feel true pain

It's the ones you love the most who can lift you in an instant, and destroy you without trying.

Crying was an acceptable outlet, even if it made you feel raw and empty inside, it was still better than that build up of resentment that grew from not letting your emotions out. - My Bestfriend's Girl -

That's what came from having romance in your soul. You believe in things like love at first sight and perfect presents.

I'd spent so long trying to fit in,trying to be someone i wasn't,that i had no idea who i was any more.

I don't want to rely on something that could be taken away at some point.

The only thing for it is to use men for sex and never let any of them get so close they could hurt you.

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

I never trusted any man not to find someone else; to stay with me if he had another option. to not find something in me that would have him heading for the hills. that was the other reason for not thinking long-term- when someone walked out, as they invairiably did, it wasn't too big a shock. a disappointment but nothing, I hadn't been expecting.

He seems to have become a part of my life and I'm disappointed if I don't 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.

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

Every second counts

My belief in God is personal, I do not need to browbeat anyone into agreeing with me, because I believe what I believe and I try to live by it. My belief in God is about trying to be the best person I can be in this life ...

He just hijacks me. I love him. And I won't be able to give anyone a real chance until that's over.

Christmas is a time for families.

Always regret the things you did do, never the things you didn't.

I was in charge. Of it all. All the time. For ever.

To know other people thought he'd made a mistake vindicated me. I wasn't a bad girlfriend, he was simply going through a period of temporary insanity and he'd come to his senses soon.

I think what love is changes over time, as you grow older, learn more, do more.

No matter how much you love a man, always have a stash of money that would get you as far away from him as possible in an emergency.

She believed that owning a lots of things made you a better person. She didn't know - possibly didn't want to know - that happiness comes from the inside.

I sometimes think people can see that I'm defective, that there's nothing there. Behind the job and clothes and makeup there's nothing to know. I sometimes think I'm this shell and I can't work out why people like me. And when I'm with strangers it reminds me of that. That I'm insubstantial.

When you love someone, them being hurt is worse than any pain that you could suffer.