Neighbors and Other Stories Quotes

“By giving woman the exalted position, the man takes away her freedom. By treating her like a goddess, he forces her to act like a goddess... but the man is then free to act like a human being.”
― Diane Oliver, Neighbors and Other Stories

“He loved them, he had to. After all, they were his, but sometimes loving became a burden. And if he had met them at the bus station, perhaps they would have become that to him.”
― Diane Oliver, Neighbors and Other Stories

“Sometimes I wonder why more of us ain't dead.”
― Diane Oliver, Neighbors and Other Stories

“He's going to wonder why, and how are we going to tell him we're afraid of them?" Her father's hand clutched the coffee cup. "He's going to be fighting them the rest of his life. He's got to start sometime.”
― Diane Oliver, Neighbors and Other Stories

“No one heard her speak, and no one came over to see if they could help; she knew why and did not really blame them. They were afraid their house could be next.”
― Diane Oliver, Neighbors and Other Stories