Not everything needed to be brought into the light, he knew. Not every truth needed to be told.

…it’s not the truth about others that will set you free, but the truth about yourself.

A good novel is a good novel, pointe finale. And I think what I'm writing is exactly that.

You know Gabri, he wears his heart on his sleeve.’ In fact, there were times Olivier wondered whether Gabri hadn’t been born inside out.

He was very clever, he gave the impression of being tolerant and kind, while actually being very dark, very cunning.

In my experience people who have been hurt either pass it on and become abusive themselves or they develop a great kindness.