The Staycation Quotes

“I have to give him time to think about it, to hopefully realize that, even though it’s all happened so quickly, and that it’s not going to be easy, that it’s worth taking a chance on.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Once again, she had been held back by her fears: by that one, defining event sixteen years ago and all its ripples and repercussions. And now, not only was it stopping her from going wherever she wanted, spreading her wings as much as she craved, it had lost her the one man she’d felt like she could love.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“With your friends, with people who matter, you don’t lie.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“You fell for him, my darling. It’s all over your face, thick in your words. You’re always good at the stories, always giving them to me with so much detail and humour and romance, but this one is different. This one has a little more heart in it: more authenticity.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Sundays are for worshipping your own space, giving yourself time to do nothing.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“She’s busy enough with her own life, as you can imagine. She doesn’t need to take on my problems too, which she would if I let her. But we’re both adults. We’re siblings, but we lead very different lives.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Everyone had some element of their past nipping at their heels. Whether it was good, bad or indifferent, you couldn’t just pretend you were born fresh every morning, a grown adult, and nothing had shaped you into the person you were.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Augmented reality is never as good as the real thing”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Sundays are for worshipping your own space, giving yourself time to do nothing”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Fairy lights can transform a space completely. Soften it or lift it up. Life is full of simple uncomplicated joys, and fairy lights are one of the best.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“Come on, traffic lights (...) Green for what went well, red for what could have gone better, amber for a moment when you felt undeniably hot and invincible.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“I believe Sunday mornings should be exclusively about long, lazy breakfasts, preferably with eggs, always with coffee - and reading the newspaper. You should never feel guilty about doing fuck all on a Sunday morning”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation

“You shared all those memories with me. You stopped me wallowing in self-pity, reminded me how fun life could be when you stopped being so fucking serious. It made me want to share my memories, all of myself, with you.”
― Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation