The Turtle House Quotes

“And once you’re treated differently, you feel different, and that’s just that.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“Sometimes love is like a fire, you know, and sometimes it’s like a heavy rock.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“I suppose I’ve become a woman who just thinks of things and then doesn’t do them. I’m like a squirrel in the middle of a road, doing that back-and-forth thing, holding an acorn. I don’t know what to do next in my life. It’s complicated and shameful.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“In response, she hands me her cigarette, opens the window all the way, pops the screen like a cat burglar, and without any hesitation climbs onto the roof. She has already been scolded about this a few times, but scolding doesn’t work on my grandmother.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“I layer the new knowledge with the old feelings. I see how memories and misunderstandings soak through life, like our days are as thin as coffee filters.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“But you can make things different and maybe, just maybe, part-of-the-way better.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“You never make things right again. Never! Things are just wrong.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House

“So ask the question, What do you want, and then . . . wait. Humans hate lulls in conversation, so they’ll fill it.”
― Amanda Churchill, The Turtle House