119 Quotes by J. Courtney Sullivan

And then there were the things Sally knew her mother would have loved. Those, too, made it easy to imagine how she might come back to life, since nothing good seemed quite real without her there to approve of it.

This was a bargain she struck, a ritual to guarantee safety. Nothing truly bad could happen if she was expecting it.

What would you have today if you woke up with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?” He wondered.

He also believed that loyalty was earned – sharing a bloodline didn’t mean you had to be close.

It felt something like being in love, but without the weight of having to choose just one heart to hold on to, and without the fear of ever losing it.

It wasn’t right that you could only understand your parents’ pain once you’d experienced the things they had, and by then they were gone.

You all seem to think you should marry someone when you feel this intense emotion, which you call love. And then you expect the love will fade over time, as life gets harder. When what you should do is find yourself a nice enough fellow and let real love develop over years and births and deaths and so on.

The men didn’t last – that was something they never told you when you were young and desperately searching for one, thinking he’d make your life all that it was supposed to be. No, in the end, it was only women; in the end, just sisters.

I think we’re just different sorts of people, me and you. You’re a planner. Everything has to be perfectly aligned before you make a move, or you’re afraid the whole damn world will come crashing down. For me, it’s more like, “We’re having a baby. Now what?