43 Quotes by Heather Cocks

I remember understanding what a brutal thing it is to be the bearer of truly bad news - to break off a piece of that misery and hand it to other people, one by one, and then have to comfort them; to put their grief on your shoulders on top of all your own; to be the calm one in the face of their shock and tears. And then learning that relative weight of grief is immaterial. Being smothered a little is no different than being smothered a lot. Either way, you can't breathe.

A lady named Maude let me in the back,' he said. 'She's a firecracker, that one. Told me she's knitting trivets as a wild change of pace from scarves. If you're keeping score, that means changing from a rectangle all the way to a square.

Sometimes the only appropriate word for a person is a rude one.

I hung up the phone and tapped it lightly against my chin, then wrapped myself tighter in my giant woolen cardigan and poured another glass of boxed wine — the official drink of emotionally confused women on a budget.

Nothing like a song about a dying hooker to wash down your scones.

One of the twins gave a very aggressive kick. My stomach lurched. “Ow,” I said, touching the spot of impact.“Do you think that was a vote for or against?” Nick asked. He leaned toward it. “Hello? BBC Two and ITV, do either of you have a thought?

A lady named Maude let me in the back,′ he said. ‘She’s a firecracker, that one. Told me she’s knitting trivets as a wild change of pace from scarves. If you’re keeping score, that means changing from a rectangle all the way to a square.

There are plenty of people who like you just as you are. You should remember that when you start feeling like you’re being erased.

Lose it for yourself, if you want to, not for anyone else.