The Accounting Quotes

“bank”
― William Lashner, The Accounting

“live”
― William Lashner, The Accounting

“Janes, and the white canvas bag beside them. “You are so precious in your defiance,” said Clevenger,”
― William Lashner, The Accounting

“ribald fun. When they found out I wasn’t in the city,”
― William Lashner, The Accounting

“Now, at the end of the long journey from Vegas, as I turned into Patriots Landing and drove past the twin white lions, the fearful clench of my stomach finally eased. I glanced at the rearview mirror and let out a breath of relief at what I didn’t see as I passed the very model house where my wife and I had made our choice. The roads were lined with examples of all the houses we considered that day, each looking neatly squared away on its suitably sized lot, the Carter Braxtons, the George Wyeths, even the insipid Patrick Henrys with their fake-brick fronts.”
― William Lashner, The Accounting

“Between us lay all the moments when, instead of confiding wholly one in the other and placing our hearts on the line, we had settled for less. Between us lay routine and habit and the taking of one another for granted. Between us lay the years of our marriage. That those years had become a barrier instead of a lovely shared connection was a tragedy,”
― William Lashner, The Accounting