The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship Quotes

“Any fool could see that you're at the reeling end of a long, strong rope - soon enough, It'll be tugging you back.”
― lisa verge higgins, The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship

“Any sharp transition such as this was like birth; the pain was necessary to remind you of its importance.”
― Lisa Verge Higgins, The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship

“Running the house like a well-oiled machine even when she was not there. Running it so well that all anyone noticed was the rare screw-up.”
― Lisa Verge Higgins, The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship

“you're a terrible liar. sarah never mentioned me, because there's nothing to say. when did that happen. when did the old rock-climbing, mutiple-master's-degree kate lose her edge ? i'm no more exciting than an advertsing demographic. middle aged suburban white woman.”
― Lisa Verge Higgins, The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship

“But all that was as automatic as her beating heart, as subconscious as breathing - what she felt above all was the fierce tingling certainty of being alive.”
― Lisa Verge Higgins, The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship