The Devil and Mrs. Davenport Quotes

“Loretta hated it when people commented on her fluctuating figure—as if her body had value only when it was diminishing.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Daddy didn’t know what to do with her tears. They only seemed to anger and frustrate him more. Sometimes solitude was grief’s best friend.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Loretta loved libraries as much as she loved schools. Places of learning were her favorite kind of church—made sacred by the knowledge within their walls.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Loretta found Phyllis’s bigotry far more shameful than the long-needed changes sweeping the nation.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“What if? What if she could write herself out of one life and into another?”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“The cutting had been a balm for Daddy’s neglect and her loneliness.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“But she’d let him take everything over the years, in the name of security. Her education. Her books. The car. Her freedom.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Places of learning were her favorite kind of church—made sacred by the knowledge within their walls.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“There were so many things she would have done differently if she had the chance.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Everything feels impossible today.” Vera offered Loretta a cup of coffee. “Coffee helps. And so does spite.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“she’d let him take everything over the years, in the name of security. Her education. Her books. The car. Her freedom.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“People often assumed smiles meant happiness. But smiles could be masks, too. Better than any made of plastic or paper.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“She’d do her best to stay quiet and small. The way he liked her.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“His eyes held a haunted, vacant look that she recognized. It was the same look that met her every time she saw her own reflection in a mirror. Numbness. Hopelessness. A tired, resolved acceptance that this was her life. And nothing would ever get better.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“My hope, dear reader, is that you will examine Loretta’s story, measure it against today’s issues, and come to your own conclusions. Whether you are a person of faith or not, violence and a general lack of understanding, undercut by fear, are as rife today as they were in the 1950s and ’60s, during the Civil Rights Movement and Women’s Rights Movement. With new draconian laws and policies targeting women, minorities, and those of us in the LGBTQ+ community being established almost daily, it takes all of us who are willing to listen and take action to make a difference. The biggest threat to liberty is our own hypocrisy and indifference. Thank you so much for reading.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Sometimes, if a spirit doesn’t feel heard by the medium, they begin acting out in other ways. Poltergeist activity, scary manifestations. A bit like a child throwing a tantrum.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport