The Ex-Wife Quotes

“I told her that Nick had changed the locks on the house and cancelled all my cards. ‘He’s done what?! You’re kidding me.’ Her voice hit the high notes. ‘Utter shit, utter, utter shit. Mind you, it doesn’t surprise me for one second. That’s why I just caved in when he wanted me to leave. I knew he’d play dirty if I fought him.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“But two years on, replaying the moment in my head and knowing what I now knew, I realised I’d seen the truth that day. Nick hadn’t wanted a family, not one that included me, anyway. He’d just wanted a baby.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“Everybody lives in a secret world of one. I’ve learnt that from my experiences, if nothing else.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“Sam had to be telling the truth. Why would he lie? He had nothing to gain from it and too much to lose. As the tears fell uncontrollably down my face, one of Mum’s warnings rang loudly in my ears. Never trust a man who cheats on his wife.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“The moon was as thin as a nail clipping”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“I closed my eyes and let the train rattle my bones.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“Your heart led you into this mess, but you’ll need your head to get you out.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“I love you,’ I whispered, and I will never forget his clumsy reply: ‘And me you too, I think.’ Not a ringing endorsement, especially when I’d just given him my virginity, but I forgave him. I always forgave him. No matter what.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“was a deep sadness at the core of him, I could sense it. At least, I thought I could. Now I realise I was using him as a mirror – I thought I was looking at him, but I was gazing at my own reflection.”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife

“Your heart led you into this mess, but you'll need your head to get you out!”
― Jess Ryder, The Ex-Wife