Because She Loves Me Quotes

“We used to say that we loved each other but, looking back, I think we said it more because we felt we should.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“She took out an Ian McEwan book, flicked through it and said, ‘I love this. I can’t bear people who don’t read. I think they must have something wrong with them, don’t you?’ ‘I guess so.’ ‘Books, music, art, films.’ She held up her glass. ‘Good wine. It’s what life’s all about.’ I held up my own glass. ‘To books, music, art, films and wine.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“In the old days – or so I’ve heard – you could go round someone’s place and rifle through their record collection, take a look at their bookcases. Now you have to scroll through their iTunes or click on their Kindle.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Bare, gnarly trees scratched at the star-pricked sky, whispered to me of a thousand childhood fairy tales and adult horror movies.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“wankers snorting”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“I was trying to ignore it, thinking it was just something that would pass.’ ‘Typical bloke.’ ‘Yeah. I would rather die a slow, painful death than go to see a doctor. Eventually, I Googled it,”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Do you like kids?’ Charlie asked. ‘Kids? Yeah, definitely. I mean, I’m not ready to have any yet, but one day. How about you?’ ‘I’m pregnant,’ she said. I spat out my hot chocolate. ‘Just kidding.’ She laughed uproariously”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Chunks of ice floated in the lake where Charlie and I had made love,”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“When we were together, the rest of my life felt sepia, dull, a black-and-white movie. The thought of losing her made me panic.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Books, music, art, films.’ She held up her glass. ‘Good wine. It’s what life’s all about.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“This way madness lay.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“You know the Greek myth?’ she asked. ‘That Zeus split humans in two and that we all wander the earth looking for our lost half? Well, we’re the lucky ones, Andrew. We found our missing half, the half that makes us whole.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“You’ve got nothing to be sorry about. But you can’t fix me. You just have to be there for me.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“In this parallel version of my life, everything would be different. I would have gone on a series of internet dates. I would have met a nice girl. It would have all been very pleasant and I wouldn’t be lonely anymore. In”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Here was my other half, torn from me once by Zeus, torn from me a second time by my own hand. ‘Stop”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“It’s easy to feel certain of how you would act when you don’t have a real situation, real emotions, to deal with.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“I love this. I can’t bear people who don’t read. I think they must have something wrong with them, don’t you?’ ‘I”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“In the old days – or so I’ve heard – you could go round someone’s place and rifle through their record collection, take a look at their bookcases. Now you have to scroll through their iTunes or click on their Kindle. It’s not the same, is it? I’m pleased to see you have some real books though.’ She”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“I had barely admitted it to myself but I was, if not lonely, at least tired of being alone.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“who kept reading out excerpts from her magazine, one of those real-life mags, full of stories about unfaithful spouses, child abuse and kids with cancer.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Poor, poor Kristi. I could barely imagine it: the pain, the shock, and then much worse – her face ruined, her eyesight half gone. I had watched a documentary about a model who had been attacked in the same way; in that case, as I recalled, it was an ex-boyfriend or a spurned admirer . . . I couldn’t quite remember. Was the person who had done this to Kristi the same person who had left bruises on her face? Her boyfriend, assuming she had one? Surely he must be the most likely candidate. But if the police were looking for witnesses now, almost a week after the”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“knocking back her wine. Sasha had finished hers too and I refilled both their glasses. I was so woozy from the codeine that I was taking it easy, had had only a couple of sips of mine.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“stopped worrying about my old cleaner.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“face. I could read her mind: she was thinking I was a dirty boy, a pig who lived among his own mess. I flushed with shame because, if she was thinking that, she was right. Since Charlie had come into my life I’d turned into a slob. By the time Maria had left, leaving the flat looking and smelling better than it had in months – surfaces gleaming, carpet spotless, rubbish removed and the musty smell I hadn’t even noticed banished from the air – I’d stopped worrying”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Perhaps she was on holiday, but”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“We should go up there, when I’m walking again. You can show me where you grew up, introduce me to your mates.’ ‘Maybe.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Exactly. And what about you? You never talk about your friends at all, apart from people at work.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“Her lips were cold. ‘It’s”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“She gave me an exaggerated comedy wink. ‘I can sort that out.”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me

“You’ve sprained a knee ligament,’ the nurse said, eventually. ‘Nothing too serious, but you’re not going to be able to walk on it for three to four weeks. Are you on your own? Do you have someone who can come and help you get home?’ This was just like when my retina had detached. Except this time, I did have someone who could come and be with me. I called Charlie and told her what had happened. ‘Oh, Andrew! I’ll be right there.’ Two hours later I”
― Mark Edwards, Because She Loves Me