quotes by Patricia Gaffney

"... laughter is cathartic and cleansing, that it's good for the body and the soul, and when it's real it's better than sex."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"I hate jealousy. At least it's its own punishment; it makes me feel like hell."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"I was small enough to mind that Rudy had a good friend other than me."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"Little things. The thought of losing them makes them unbearably dear ... I only think of the sweetness. Simple things. The quarter moon, the taste of an orange. The smell of the pages of a new book."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"You were the best thing in my life … I did love you. I do. As much as I’ve ever loved anyone, as much as I can. It feels like a lot – it takes up my whole heart."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"Imagine me maintaining anybody's equilibrium."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"I was thinking in a Scottish brogue, because I'd just heard this guy interviewed on NPR, Lonnie McSomething."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"I love the slow, warming sensation of my body going numb when I drink."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"Tool belts ... the ultimate in male allure, that irresistible combination of sexuality and visible evidence of problem-solving capability."
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)

"'I just tried to put myself in her place and figure out what would be the scariest thing. If I thought I might be dying. And it was being alone' ... 'To me,' she said, 'the scariest thing is oblivion. Being, and then not being.'"
— Patricia Gaffney (The Saving Graces: A Novel)