The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up Quotes

“What do they want, these men? Because in one night I have been insulted for not having sex and for having too much of it. And neither of these things are reflective of the truth. Is this how it will always be?”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“this is how life is. Tragedy pushed up against comedy like strangers sharing a bus seat.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“Look, you’ve been acting like a spoilt brat all night. Mick brought you that teddy and you barely said thank you.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“I turn my face away from her so that she won’t see my frustrated tears, and I don’t know whether that’s why, but she brings the session to a close.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“Annabelle said I couldn’t play because I don’t have a dad.’ Granny Rose pauses in mid-air, her lips slightly puckered. She pulls back, considers. ‘Which one is Annabelle again? The one with the bunches?’ I nod.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“You know,’ she says, ‘you’re a good girl. Such a good girl.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“I want to work in a pub when I’m older, but when I said that to Mum, she just looked a bit sad and said I should aim higher than that. I didn’t understand.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up

“Listen, children can be awfully cruel. In my experience, they decide who they’re going to be mean to and then come up with a reason for it.”
― Laura Pearson, The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up