Table for Five Quotes

“When a couple argued about money, it was never about money. It was about power and self-worth and judgment;”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Here’s what will happen to the dog,” he said with exaggerated patience. “She’ll be our pet for however long she’s meant to be our pet. Nobody knows how long that’s going to be.”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“This is a toga I wear when I teach them Roman numerals.”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“So much of a parent’s identity was wrapped up in the child: love, pride, self-worth, validation. It was an unfair burden on a small human being, but every child bore it, the lofty, seemingly unreachable expectations of her parents.”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Questions swelled inside her, tangling with questions that would never be answered. The trouble with being angry with a dead person, she reflected, was that you could never sit down with her, talk things out, get an explanation, make amends.”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Jeez, Uncle Sean—” “Jeez”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy
you must have somebody to divide it with.” —Mark Twain”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“How do we do this?” she whispered, overwhelmed. “How do we bear the unbearable?” “Sometimes we don’t,” he said simply. “Sometimes we just breathe.”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“The child endures all things.” —Maria Montessori”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“This wasn’t about him and his grief. It was about figuring out what was best for Derek’s kids. If he started letting himself feel his loss in the depths of his soul, he might get sucked so far down into a dark hole that he’d never find his way out. And that would make him useless to these children.”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often
best understood by men incapable of it.” —Murray Kempton”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Will it matter in five years?”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.” —Leo Rosten”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five

“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” —Mark Twain”
― Susan Wiggs, Table for Five