Dorothy Koomson Professions : Novelist Born : 1971 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Dorothy Koomson I never trusted any man not to find someone else; to stay with me if he had another option. to not find something in me that would have him heading for the hills. that was the other reason for not thinking long-term- when someone walked out, as they invairiably did, it wasn't too big a shock. a disappointment but nothing, I hadn't been expecting. Dorothy Koomson disappointment long thinking The only thing for it is to use men for sex and never let any of them get so close they could hurt you. Dorothy Koomson hurt men sex He seems to have become a part of my life and I'm disappointed if I don't see him. If I get to the end of the day without seeing someone who reminds me of him, I feel as if a dull shadow has fallen over me. Dorothy Koomson the-end-of-the-day shadow dull I don't want to rely on something that could be taken away at some point. Dorothy Koomson rely taken want She believed that owning a lots of things made you a better person. She didn't know - possibly didn't want to know - that happiness comes from the inside. Dorothy Koomson better-person made want Christmas is a time for families. Dorothy Koomson christmas Old pain doesn't completely die. Time may soothe it, stoke over it until it looks like it has healed, but it never dies properly. It stays with you, it lives in the cracks of your soul, waiting for moments when you feel true pain Dorothy Koomson pain soul waiting Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors