10 Quotes by Pamela Ribon

There is something fascinatingly awkward about an author photo. I'm drawn to those glossy shots in the back of books, mostly because the subjects never look happy to be there.

There's never the right last moment. Even if you get to say good-bye, even if you get to say "I love you", even if you jump off a plane and get a tattoo and hug everyone you've ever met right before you drift off with a smile, it is never the right last moment. There is always more to say, somewhere to go, something to remember. Another discussion, another fight. There is always supposed to be another day.

We will do anything to get away from our own pain. We will change our lives, rip people out, swallow a bottle of life-ending pills. When we hurt more than we can bear, when our lives get that dark, it's shocking what we will do to protect ourselves.

Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.

We will do anything to get away from our own pain. We will change our lives, rip people out, swallow a bottle of life-ending pills. When we hurt more than we can bear, when our lives get that dark, it’s shocking what we will do to protect ourselves.

It’s sad when our daddies die. Makes us one less person inside.

She needs me. And I need her.

I’m really sorry.” “There’s no sorry in roller derby. Now shut up and keep being my hero.

When something that honest is said it usually needs a few minutes of silence to dissipate.