Finders, Keepers Quotes

“The worst kind of betrayal isn’t a major act of treachery, but a minor act of casual indifference.”
― Sabine Durrant, Finders, Keepers

“worst kind of betrayal isn’t a major act of treachery, but a minor act of casual indifference.”
― Sabine Durrant, Finders, Keepers

“In that moment, I was acutely aware of the reality of it, how the refusal to admit anything emotionally unpleasant had created its own burden, how the jolliness was its own form of darkness. It had suppressed anything raw or real, disappointment or frustration or sadness, like a chlorophyll-soaked cloth across the mouth.”
― Sabine Durrant, Finders, Keepers

“There were cold days, too; suddenly bitter days that looked the same through the window as the warm ones – the sky blue; the leaves acid green. It was only when you left the house bare-armed, the chill wind penetrating your cotton layers, that you discovered they were only pretending to be nice. Aggressive mimicry; you find it everywhere in nature. Spiders that look like the ants on which they feed, death’s-head hawkmoths that emit the smell of bees so they can sneak into the hive unnoticed and steal their honey, weeds that spring up next to almost identical cultured plants, strangling them and draining the goodness from the earth . . . The world is full of predators or parasites gaining advantage by their resemblance to a softer third party.”
― Sabine Durrant, Finders, Keepers

“job hunt – I might not tell him.’ A small alarm bell rang – maybe I already sensed something was off – but I didn’t comment. I think it was then we both started collecting our things and stood. Our parking was nearly up and we walked back to the car. We were both quiet. I think it had surprised us both how much we had revealed to each other, how a quick lunch had led to so many unexpected confidences. Out in the real world we felt suddenly sheepish. I had begun to fret a bit about work – I’m expected to submit between”
― Sabine Durrant, Finders, Keepers