129 Quotes by Tom Perrotta

It’s like the human race has been programmed for misery.

I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It’s pretty wild. I hadn’t heard of it until I was in college.

It was like traveling back in time, meeting the person you used to be, and recognizing her as a friend.

It felt good, the whole family together on a sunny morning in a wholesome environment. If it hadn’t been for the warshiping God part, he would have happily attended church on a regular basis.

Tinder was like tequila – fun today, sad tomorrow.

She would be a mentor and an inspiration to girls like herself, the quiet ones who’d sleepwalked their way through high school, knowing nothing except that they couldn’t possibly be happy with any of the choices the world seemed to be offering them.

Except for a small strip of shin that poked out from between the top of his socks and the bottom of his pants, his legs were purely theoretical.

I don’t really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I’m writing. The two go together – I’m interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

I think I’m fascinated by the power of religion in our culture. Like a lot of secular, liberal people, I ignored it for a long time. Lately, of course, just from a political perspective, it’s impossible to ignore.