The Silver Mark Quotes

“The ones that are cheating are never described as unhappy. Never. They are more attentive than usual. Funnier. Lighter. Happier.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“smiling as if she was paid by the centimetre.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“Well, it’s something to be aware of, that’s all. You can’t do everything yourself. Not forever.’ ‘I know that,’ Lydia said out loud, while thinking, I bloody well can.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“When the dead guy in your house is living a better life than you, she thought, it is time to seriously up your game.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“Around the corner was Temple Church, built in the twelfth century by the Knights Templar as their English headquarters and the four inns of court were nearby. This was an area of ancient power and money, where the power lay with those who could tell the best story. Those who understood all the rules and how to bend them to their will, the people who had the knowledge of the esoteric guidelines, both legal and religious, and could help you navigate those murky waters between salvation and damnation. For a fee.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“I am not Martin Blank.’ Grosse Point Blank was one of their all-time favourite films and she and Emma watched it so many times when they were teens that they could both recite along”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“But like you said, it seemed like a message. Maybe it wasn’t so much Sharp himself as what he represents. Maybe he was just the most convenient option, the notepaper that came to hand when they went to scrawl a letter... Know what I mean?’ Lydia nodded. It was a horrible thought. A person considered as disposable. A means to an end.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark

“A young woman in a black skirt suit was sitting behind the table smiling as if she was paid by the centimetre.”
― Sarah Painter, The Silver Mark