Mazes and Monsters Quotes

“And so they played the game again, for one last time. It did not matter that there were no maps or dice, no rule books, or even that there were no monsters. All of the evil that had ever existed was real again in Robbie’s mind, and so when Daniel said there were Gorvils to enchant or kill, Pardieu saw them. The others did not see them. They saw nothing but the death of a hope and the loss of their friend.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“You didn't tell the world your friend was crazy. That would be the ultimate betrayal.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“He wanted a simple snowball fight and his parents wanted him to win the Nobel Prize.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“After that her lack of libido didn't bother Julia at all. As long as it didn't make her breasts sag, it didn't matter.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“Half the time she didn't know what she felt, and the other half of the time she wondered who would care anyway.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“People don't always run away from something bad. Sometimes people have to run away from perfection.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“The first thing he said to her was that he was dismayed she had cut her hair. He said he had preferred it curly; it was sexy, like pubic hair. She thought of jumping out of his car, but he was driving fast, down a residential street that was far away from any transportation, and it was raining.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters

“She was still a romantic. The world was askew, but she would always have dreams. She would have her own life now, on her own terms, and she would make it work.”
― Rona Jaffe, Mazes and Monsters