Hidden Depths Quotes
"It was as if she’d attended a funeral wearing pink."
"He expressed his disappointment in a way Felicity considered churlish and ugly."
"The bubbles of lust surfaced at random, when she was least expecting them."
"She hadn’t talked about this to Peter. Of course not."
"You could tell by the suspicious way he’d stare at him when he was playing."
"But how could she know, when she’d never had children?"
"It’s impossible to sleep in when the weather’s like this."
"It was almost as if he felt out of place, much as she did in the university."
"It was an advantage. He’d grown up in a family where thieving came as second nature."
"I wish there was someone to blame. But there isn't."
"It's about possibility, isn't it? Possibility and chance."
"I know I’m a bitch. But I couldn’t stand it."
"It's me I'm talking about but it's like I'm describing a different person."
"I suppose I have a romantic response to natural history rather than a scientific one. I enjoy beautiful things."
"It wasn’t just that someone wanted her dead, it was that a point was being made."
"That’s the great thing about going out with someone a bit older. They know how to do things properly."
"I’d hate it to come out. It would seem so squalid. How could people understand?"
"I can’t do anything. I just sit here all day."
"We’re not really talking about Luke at all. You wouldn’t have known it was him they were talking about."
"I’m never quite sure they’ll carry my weight."
"I was so nervous before I asked if she wanted to go with me. I remember I was shaking."
"She smiled. That was when I knew it would be all right."
"We were waiting at the bus stop on the way to school."
"It was one of those lovely days you can get in October."
"I stumbled over my words, felt about eight years old."
"‘I thought you’d never ask.’ That was all she said."
"She accused me of seeing other women behind her back."
"I was trying to get some decent A levels so I could get away to university."
"She was almost home, so I turned and started walking back."
"She chased after me, pleading with me to change my mind."
"I’m sorry, Ben. I can’t help it. I just love you so much."
"I wondered if there might be something physically wrong with her."
"They know it was her ring. We know it meant a lot to her."
"‘Of course,’ she said. ‘I told you, anything we can do to help . . .’"
"He can’t have gone anywhere. We’d have passed a vehicle in the lane. There’s no car in the drive. He must have parked further down the track."
"Switching on that light wasn’t the brightest thing I’ve done in my career."
"Please let her not be there. Not the girl. Not Laura."
"The girl might already have been killed but she hadn’t been posed. Not yet."
"She realized she’d stopped breathing and took a lungful of air."
"He’s forgotten why this started. He’s become seduced by the glamour of it."
"You were the obvious suspect once I knew Lily was involved with Peter Calvert."
"He was a romantic. He believed in happy families."
"If he’d kept it simple he might have got away with it."
"He played chess. He used to play with the Calvert boy. He worked out the moves in this drama well in advance."
"He had two surrogate families – the Sharps and Peter Calvert’s birdwatchers."
"He needed someone to talk to, Inspector. It was a stressful time."
"I told you I’d get her back to you safe and sound."
"He knew Calvert had sent Lily a card with a pressed flower."
"We’ll never really know what was going through his mind, will we?"
"He was doing what Peter wanted, saving his marriage, getting rid of Lily Marsh for good."
"Clive must have gone back to Seaton, watched the house."
"He kept her alive, because he liked the thought of having her there for him."
"Imagine the fantasies, as he lay awake at night reading that book."