The Quiet Wife Quotes

“Every life has before and after events.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“We’re sorry, you have reached a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service . . .” I slowly brought the phone down from my ear.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“I’m ok. Where have you been? PO box explains everything.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“And the next thing I know, I’d wake up at four in the morning, dry as the desert, with a high heartbeat and a hangover.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“I was entering the danger zone for any relationship. That moment where you start thinking your partner is thinking ill of you without evidence.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“Howard’s sexism wasn’t hateful, it was belittling.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“It was the kind of thankful smile that makes you wonder if we really do things out of the kindness of our hearts since it felt so damn good to see.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“And the pain of my family… Suicide just isn’t simple. If it were, I’d be gone.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife

“My life had gotten to the point where there was little that could compete with my bed and a book come 10pm.”
― J.M. Cannon, The Quiet Wife