The Night Strangers Quotes

“My mother used to talk about passages and, once in a while, about ordeals. We all have them; we are all shaped by them. She thought the key was to find the healing in the hurt.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Night Strangers

“He defined himself almost wholly in the negative: It was not who he was, it was who he was not.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Night Strangers

“And when something wasn't working, you changed it. Breakdowns lead to breakthroughs.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Night Strangers

“Dead … might not be quiet at all.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Night Strangers

“Now it is you who everyone presumes is so fragile. Wounded. Scarred. Maybe they’re right. Perhaps you are. A nursery rhyme comes into your head, and, like an egg, you allow yourself to topple onto your side, your legs still pulled hard against your torso. You lie like that a long while, watching the chrome shell of the tape measure sparkle until the sun moves.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Night Strangers

“Children are resilient,” Anise said, simultaneously agreeing with her friend and cutting her off. “But often their wounds simply remain invisible until, all at once, whatever is festering there becomes agonizingly apparent.”
― Chris Bohjalian, The Night Strangers