50 Quotes by S.J. Watson

It’s so difficult, isn’t it? To see what’s going on when you’re in the absolute middle of something? It’s only with hindsight we can see things for what they are.

I am an adult, but a damaged one.

There are memories I a better off without. Things better lost forever.

I cannot imagine how I will cope when I discover that my life is behind me, has already happened, and I have nothing to show for it. No treasure house of collection, no wealth of experience, no accumulated wisdom to pass on. What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?

Whatever enjoyment I might have had at the time would disappear overnight like snow melting on a warm roof.

With him everything is a test, affection is measured, that given weighed against that which has been received, and the balance, more often than not, disappointing him.

Work. Write. Read. Keep putting words on the page, because that’s the only way you’ll get better.

How will I feel when I look in a mirror and see the reflection of my grandmother?

I wish I hadn’t. I wish I’d fought for you. I was weak and stupid.