"She couldn't go back to that house, obviously"

"She couldn't go back to that house, obviously" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"There was nothing I could offer"

"There was nothing I could offer" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"A blast of wind blowing through space, icy clean"

"A blast of wind blowing through space, icy clean" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"The only outward sign of crisis was the fact that they were drinking sherry"

"The only outward sign of crisis was the fact that they were drinking sherry" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"I didn't want there to be any silences out of which ugly truths might tumble"

"I didn't want there to be any silences out of which ugly truths might tumble" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"I can remember being flooded with happiness once"

"I can remember being flooded with happiness once" - Honor by Tessa Hadley

"I was the most solitary of all"

"I was the most solitary of all" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley

"We were really close, weren't we?"

"We were really close, weren't we?" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley

"We could go out in the garden; we could find a local pub"

"We could go out in the garden; we could find a local pub" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley

"I don't want anything"

"I don't want anything" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley

"You can't leave me here on my own"

"You can't leave me here on my own" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley

"She used to seem so glamorous"

"She used to seem so glamorous" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley

"The curtains were drawn across the windows in all the rooms"

"The curtains were drawn across the windows in all the rooms" - The Godchildren by Tessa Hadley