Quotes from Alice Thompson

And for an insane moment she thought, this is no different from normality, just women existing and surviving, this is what happens to women who don't fit into a world created by men.

Don't become the object of affection. It's dangerous. Certain men want to possess you entirely. Men will do anything to satisfy their desires and this can lead men down paths they are powerless to resist.

She often noticed it was only when we shared the same qualities that we recognised them in other people.

She had been privileged and protected like a pig in a diamond-encrusted pigsty lined with red velvet cushions.

Those who betray others, lie and deceive, deserve each other.

The pain in my stomach had come back and in the form of birds trying to peck their way out of my body.

Love is...' he paused and then laughed. 'Love is like an armchair cover. It hides a multitude of sins. It's washable and may well have a riot of roses and auriculas splashed over it, but underneath everything is all ripped up.

Men were so grateful, she thought, when it came to sex.