182 Quotes by Sara Gruen

i'm afraid to breathe in case i break the spell

It's as though I've been sleepwalking and suddenly woken to find myself here

Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it

The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.

When did I stop being me?

My platitudes don't hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that. My real stories are all out of date. So what if I can speak firsthand about the Spanish flu, the advent of the automobile, world wars, cold wars, guerrilla wars, and Sputnik — that's all ancient history now. But what else do I have to offer? Nothing happens to me anymore. That's the reality of getting old, and I guess that's really the crux of the matter. I'm not ready to be old yet.

...if you expect people to try to do things your way, you're going to have to give some hints as to what that way is.

I roll onto my side and stare out the venetian blinds at the blue sky beyond. After a few minutes I'm lulled into a sort of peace. The sky, the sky--same as it always was.

We traveled for two weeks with a pickled hippo.