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It was a glorious thing, to be given hope, when all had seemed lost.
“Tell me, does everyone confide their dark family secrets to you after five minutes of knowing you, or is it just me?”
If you want a hot meal and a shag with no human emotions involved, there are restaurants and brothels.
What a very blunt way to end a relationship.
“Robin,” he said, suddenly earnest, “we can get through this. If we love each other, we can.” “Well, the problem with that, Matt,” said Robin, “is that I don’t love you anymore.”
This moment has been building up since the first book.
“You can bloody hate someone and still wish they gave a shit about you and hate yourself for wishing it.”
“I don’t want to lose you, because you’re the best I’ve got. Every case we’ve worked since you arrived, you’ve found evidence I couldn’t have found and got round people I couldn’t have persuaded to talk to me. We’re where we are today largely because of you. But the odds are always going to be against you if you come up against a violent man and I’ve got responsibilities here. I’m the senior partner, I’m the one you could sue—” “You’re worried I’d sue—?” “No, Robin,” he said harshly, “I’m worried you’ll end up fucking dead and I’ll have to carry that on my conscience for the rest of my life.”
