Dead to Me Quotes

“If you feel it is the right decision then that is exactly what you should do. However, if you don’t truly believe it, then to do so will eat away at you… like a cancer and one day, many years from now, your angst surrounding that decision will pour out of you like poison. It will be what discolours your soul.”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me

“A blessing as a child and, believe me, a curse as an adult.” “In what way?” “Because you still compartmentalise your emotions as an adult… you switch off… run away.” She shook her head. “It doesn’t bode well for the people around you in your life and, eventually, they run away too.”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me

“Resilience,” she said. “Living with an addict requires resilience. And the ability to compartmentalise.” “To switch off?” “Yes. Exactly that. To detach from everything going on around you and put yourself someplace else.” “Literally or figuratively?” She smiled. “When she was small, a toddler I expect, she couldn’t walk away. She had to stay, to endure. The only way a child can cope is to switch off, detach from it all because they can’t stop you doing the crazy shit you’re doing, or tell you to pack it in…” her expression darkened and she took on a faraway look, “and they sure as hell can’t make a run for it.” She inhaled, smiling weakly. “But they can endure. Have you ever heard a parent say their baby is so great because it stopped crying and never causes a fuss?” “Once or twice, yes.” “That’s because they’ve already learned not to bother.” Her tone was soft, and she spoke slowly. “No one is coming, so you might as well just shut up.” “Are you speaking about Katy’s experience… or yours?”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me

“there was little he could do to influence matters and so why waste the time and the energy contemplating it?”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me

“Innovation is the key to managing more with less,”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me

“We’re living in the ruins of empire,” she said matter-of-factly. “Most people just haven’t realised it yet.”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me

“it’s not good to hold on to too much animosity. The past can interfere with the present if you do, and life is so damned short.”
― J.M. Dalgliesh, Dead to Me