The problem with sobriety was that once you had it, there was always that niggling feeling that you could cope with a little drink now and again. She.

But those same eyes were beginning to crease at the corners, her forehead bore too many lines and her face was beginning to sag.

When the front door was closed behind her, Erika walked back to her car, away from the homely warmth of Marsh’s life. She bent her head and bit her lip, determined not to cry. That life, with the cosy husband and kids, had been within her grasp. She’d even delayed it a few times, much to Mark’s distress. Now it was gone forever.

This is the problem when you create enemies, Erika. They go off and plot, and often flourish in the shade.

What she hadn’t expected was how she would feel about ageing. It was as if they were moving even further apart in her mind. The.

Some people’s lives are so full of family and friends, and others walk through life alone.

Behind every powerful man is a woman who knows how to push his buttons. Good.

I was one of the many millions who read half of The Goldfinch.

The world is filled with good, but it’s equally overwhelmed with bad. People who commit horror and evil. You have to concentrate on what you can do, what you can influence. The ones who you can hunt down.

You need to find a place for yourself in the world; a place where you can be happy that doesn’t involve being a police officer.