Gracie's Secret Quotes

“the”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“I lost track of time. The only sounds were the slap of”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“Maybe you don’t have to understand.’ She sounded thoughtful. ‘Maybe that’s OK.’ I lifted my head. ‘Really?’ ‘We only find answers when we’re ready to hear them.”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“Grief plays strange tricks on people. It warps their hearts. You know that children’s story about the magic mirror? The one that smashes into fragments which lodge in people’s eyes, in people’s hearts, so they see and feel only ugliness in the world, only evil in the people around them? That’s how it felt. For a long time.”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“You didn’t lift your head. I reached forward and scooped a clump of falling hair, tucked it behind your ear. Such soft, fine hair. Hairclips never stayed in place for long. ‘I’ll get some glue. When you’ve finished colouring, we’ll cut out together and I’ll show you how to stick tissue paper on the back so light shines through.”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“Did Honeyballs give CPR in the lift?’ ‘Honeyman.’ He sounded cold.”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“vessels to tear and bleed and the blood has nowhere to go. So it can invade brain tissue and cause damage.’ Richard blinked. ‘So what—’ he hesitated, groping for the words ‘—what does that mean?’ The doctor looked at a spot on the wall behind us. She had no softness in her face, just awkwardness. ‘The prognosis isn’t clear. If there’s no change, we’ll keep her comatose for as long as twenty-”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret

“wrapped up”
― Jill Childs, Gracie's Secret