Behind Closed Doors Quotes

“We go downstairs and in the hall, he takes my coat from the cupboard and holds it open while I slip my arms into it. In the drive outside, he holds the car door for me and waits until I’m in. As he closes it behind me, I can’t help thinking it’s a shame he’s such a sadistic bastard, because he has wonderful manners.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“I don't suppose I could have a whiskey instead of the wine, could I?"
"Whiskey?"
"Yes"
"I didn't know you drank whiskey."
"And I didn't know you were a psychopath. Just bring me a whiskey”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“I cry even harder, thinking of how it could have been, of how I thought it would be. For the first time, I want to give up, to die, because suddenly everything is too much and there is no solution in sight.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“I can’t help thinking it’s a shame he’s such a sadistic bastard, because he has wonderful manners.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“I look around at everybody laughing and joking together and struggle to understand my life has become a living hell that nobody present could even begin to imagine”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“What colour was Millie’s room, Grace?”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“When I look at him I feel dismayed as I always do at how normal he looks, because surely there should be something--pointed ears or a pair of horns--to warn people of his evilness.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“The door opens and he stands in the doorway, my handsome, psychopathic husband.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Pretending to be broken would be much harder, simply because it was in my nature to fight back.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“I like you Jack, but don’t like Jorj Koony”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Fear,’ he whispered. ‘There is nothing quite like it. I love how it looks, I love how it feels, I love how it smells. And I especially love the sound of it.’ I felt his tongue on my cheek. ‘I even love the taste of it”
― B A Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Do I detect a renewal of your fighting spirit? I'm so glad. To tell the truth, I've been getting quite bored. Bring it on, Grace--I'm waiting for you.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“He prides himself on uttering only the truth, and enjoys that I am the only one who understands the meaning behind his words.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“But the truth is, we never really know what goes on, on the other side of the fence, behind those closed doors. Instead of looking over the fence, we should really be keeping our eyes fixed firmly on our side and cherishing the grass that we have—bald patches and all—just a little bit more.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Had it all been a facade, had he covered his true self with a cloak of geniality and good humour to impress me?”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Red,’ says Jack. ‘It’s her favourite colour.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“What colour was Millie's room Grace?'

'Red, Millie's room was red.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“I can barely get the word out. ‘Red,’ I tell her, my voice breaking. ‘Millie’s room was red.’ ‘That’s what I thought,’ she says softly.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“The airport or the hospital? Your husband or your sister?’ He paused a moment. ‘Me, or Millie?”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“it’s a shame he’s such a sadistic bastard, because he has wonderful manners.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Without routine, there is no risk of me becoming institutionalised and unable to think for myself. And I must think for myself.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“She looks steadily back at me. ‘What colour was Millie’s room, Grace?’ I can barely get the word out. ‘Red,’ I tell her, my voice breaking. ‘Millie’s room was red.’ ‘That’s what I thought,’ she says softly.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“The enormity of what she’s doing, of what she’s offering to do, hits me and I feel myself starting to shake. ‘Thank you,’ I whisper.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Hello, darling, it’s me.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“In And Then There None, lots of people die, and Mrs Rogers, she die from sleeping medicine.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“when I remembered how I had truly believed, on the strength of a beautiful yellow bedroom, that somewhere deep inside him lay a tiny shred of decency, I wept at my stupidity.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“A smile hiding my bitter disappointment, conscious of Jack’s hand on my back.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“Jack knows there is nothing more comforting than routine so he denies me any semblance of it. Although he doesn't know it, he is doing me a favour.”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“The champagne bottle knocks against the marble kitchen counter, making me jump. I glance at Jack, hoping he won’t have noticed how nervous I am. He catches me looking and smiles. ‘Perfect,’ he”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors

“If he was able to fool me, if he was able, even for a few seconds, to make me forget what I knew about him, how would I ever be able to convince people that he was a wolf in sheep’s clothing?”
― B.A. Paris, Behind Closed Doors