The Raging Storm Quotes

“some women enjoyed a little excitement, and could create it out of nothing.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“there’d be the garden. But no view of the sea. And she needed the sea at times of darkness. She needed the ebb and flow of it to feel alive.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“You’ve got a good instinct, but that’s not enough. You need a clear head. And maybe allow for that chip you’re carrying on your shoulder. Be aware of it, at least.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“bit rough and ready for his lovely Nell, that we’d frighten her off.’ ‘Wasn’t he a bit rough and ready himself ?’ That was the myth at least. Rosco was the scally falling for the princess in the big house. ‘He could always put on a show,”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“He was never very good on his own. He’d have left her and come to me, though, if I’d asked him. Even after all this time, I can be certain of that.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“My parents had a similar arrangement. It wasn’t unusual then among our sort of people. Barty just took over the rooms my father had once used.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Whose decision was it to live separately?’ She gave a little shrug. ‘I don’t think there was a decision, not one moment when we decided to go our separate ways. When we realized we would never have children, perhaps.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“I’ll miss him,’ she said at last. ‘As you’ll have realized, we led very separate lives, but we did meet every day for coffee and lunch. He was a presence in the house. We could be quite companiable in our own way.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“He charmed me.’ A pause. ‘He charmed me almost until he died. I thought I was supporting a great man, a hero. Deep down, I suppose I knew it was a relationship of convenience, that he was using me. I gave him stability, a home. Sex on tap. And he had no responsibility. I did all the adult stuff. I even booked his tickets when he went off travelling and did his tax return. I was a cross between a mother and a PA.’ Imogen looked up at her. ‘But I loved him. I really loved him.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“couldn’t trust Rosco. He was the best liar he’d ever met. Perhaps because he believed in his own lies. He was often on the edge of trouble, but there was always some other poor sod who got the blame.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“The anxiety of the day before seemed to have disappeared. That was how Jonathan was. Bad moods passed like clouds blown across the moon.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Inscrutable.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“it was my choice. How do the young describe it? My bad.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Jem was always in my head. In my dreams, he was a potential escape from a meaningless relationship. I thought that if I really couldn’t stand it any more, I’d get in touch with him and he’d gallop to the rescue. No judgement. No recrimination. We’d sail away into the sunset. We’d have fun. The possibility kept me going through the dark times. Now the hope is gone and everything seems rather bleak.’ She looked up and gave a wry smile. ‘But of course, I’ll survive. I love this house and I have a better life than most. Besides, I can’t complain because, as I’ve explained,”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“singing. ‘He did. But he was drunk, that night before he set off, wild with excitement.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“It was serious for Jeremy, though, wasn’t it?’ Silence. ‘He was heading out on his trip,’ Eleanor said at last, ‘and his head was full of his boat and the sea.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“He was a romantic soul. But restless. I realized I’d never keep him at home.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Guilt lurked always, ready to pounce. Part of his own inheritance.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“She knew that her children didn’t get enough of her time or her attention; that they’d become independent through neglect, not through her care.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“jealous. ‘Perhaps you’re right. It’s a terrible thing, envy. It can eat away at you.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“I suppose we believe what we have to believe to survive.’ A pause. Venn wondered if the last statement was as much about the man’s own faith as the boy’s family.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Jasper Lineham’s Disease.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Jasper Lineham Disease,”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Maiden’s Prayer,”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“Ross was excited, full of his adventures. There was nothing he liked better than a drama, as long as he was the hero of the story.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“She’d never before been anywhere that felt so cut off from the rest of the world, and the sense of isolation sapped her confidence.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm

“He thought that policing was about intellectual rigour and honesty, not personality.”
― Ann Cleeves, The Raging Storm