The Couple at No. 9 Quotes

“drive through the village square, taking in the market cross, the pretty church, the corner shop, a café and the one boutique selling trinkets, cards and slouchy expensive clothes. All walkable from the cottage and in a dip, surrounded by the woods and the thick oak trees that stretch up to the sky.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“that our memories are forever evolving, so we only remember the version of the memory we last recalled rather than the original event.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“but before she can grasp hold of it, it floats away, like the seeds of a dandelion on the breeze, out of reach.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“...that our memories are forever evolving, so we only remember the version of the memory we last recalled rather than the original event”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“People can change reverse their circumstances, adapt to a new way of life”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“She was so strong in some ways, and in others there was a vulnerability about her”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“I had always been so naive in the past about men. I could no longer trust my own judgement”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“The sea, as much as she loves it, has always terrified her. It's like a mighty beast, and you never know what mood it's going to be in. it deserves respect”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“This was what had happened before. It had started with the charm, the promises, then the lies and control, culminating in fear, intimidation and abuse”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“But all young women are beautiful to me, with their youth and their agility and their hips that don't ache when they walk”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“I read once (...) that our memories are forever evolving, so we only remember the latest version of the memory we recalled last rather than the original event.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“he feels a sense of duty. And he knows it’s what his mum would have wanted. Theo is the only family his dad has left. And sometimes, when his dad forgets to act like a total dickhead, in his more vulnerable moments, like when they sit side by side watching a film together on the sofa and he falls asleep, his face looking peaceful and old with his chin resting on his chest, he feels a rush of fondness towards him.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“She’s got Marian Keyes’s new one ready to begin.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9

“Who knows how long it’s been there? It could date back a few hundred years for all I know.’ ‘Or to Roman times,’ he says, smiling wryly.”
― Claire Douglas, The Couple at No. 9