Rachel Abbott Quotes & Sayings

Looked up from where he — Rachel Abbott

It was as if she would never be whole until the secrets of the past were exposed. — Rachel Abbott

Today is the day after my wedding. And nothing is the way I expected it to be. — Rachel Abbott

Emma wondered not for the first time how silence could vary so much in pitch and tone. This silence held a high-pitched scream at its heart. — Rachel Abbott

The quiet but inexorable breaking down of self-esteem is much more sinister - it's violation of the soul. — Rachel Abbott

Within our working lives, and perhaps even amongst friends, we see deceptions played out before our eyes: people who pretend to be happy when they are aching with sadness, or to like each other when they feel nothing but contempt. Perhaps these are actions of self-preservation, driven by a will to hide our pain from a wider audience. Within a relationship, though, pretence is indeed both unreasonable and illogical. Admit to being the person you really are. Never play that deadly game of charades. — Rachel Abbott

Each time he came he would twist my defenceless body into a different pose, as if I were his very own doll — Rachel Abbott

lie; secrets and deceit will ultimately undermine a relationship's stability, durability, and longevity. Friedrich — Rachel Abbott

She searched her mind for a single day when it had felt good to be alive. There must have been one, surely? — Rachel Abbott

Thing that I know how to do, — Rachel Abbott

If a man tries to steal your wife, the best form of revenge is to let him have her. — Rachel Abbott

or perhaps because of, her natural aloofness and her ability to withdraw and view things without emotion. The fact that this extended to her own life, leaving her appearing cold and distant, was beside the point. — Rachel Abbott

A radio was playing quietly. Nobody was listening. It was there to drown out the silence. — Rachel Abbott