Ruth > Ruth's Quotes

“Men didn’t have the same burden, so how could he know? How could I expect him to understand? No man really could. They got points just for sticking around and not leaving. Their bar for parenthood was set so low, you could step over it. Ours was impossible to reach, and there was no way to win no matter what you did.”
― Lucinda Berry, Keep Your Friends Close

“There is beauty to be found in the dark, just as there is horror within the light.”
― Jeneane O'Riley, How Does It Feel?

“Whoever coined the phrase “sticks and stones” is an asshole, don’t you think? Words indeed hurt more than stones. Thanks for trying to gaslight me out of it though. It didn’t work.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“The Fabric of our Souls is thin and worn. We must be gentle and love tirelessly.”
― K.M. Moronova, The Fabric of Our Souls

“Digging a grave is hard work.”
― Freida McFadden, The Teacher

“You are going to get very confused about who’s really the hero and who’s really the villain of the story, and that’s what I want. To show you that no matter what we look like, act like, have, accomplish, where we live, where we come from, etc., it’s up to us to decide who we want to be, not what the world thinks we should be. XOXO, Jeneane”
― Jeneane O'Riley, What Did You Do?

“There were days when they were young when I begged for a minute of peace, a minute to breathe, or shower, or think…but this was worse. Back then, I had no idea how much peace I’d have one day all too soon.”
― Kiersten Modglin, The Arrangement