The Art of Starting Over Quotes

“She would come out of this mess as a better person, just to spite him.”
― Heidi McLaughlin, The Art of Starting Over

“Chad would never thank his wife. Not for keeping the house spotless, not for having dinner on the table each night, not for dropping off and picking up his dry cleaning. Everything she did had been expected of her.”
― Heidi McLaughlin, The Art of Starting Over

“it hit her how manipulative Chad had been throughout their relationship. Devy never had a say in anything. Not about where they went out to dinner, where they lived, where they went to college, their marriage—nothing. He controlled every aspect of her life.”
― Heidi McLaughlin, The Art of Starting Over

“The more she thought about it, the more she realized Chad had alienated her from her own family. She had depended solely on him and his family for everything.”
― Heidi McLaughlin, The Art of Starting Over

“Sure, some of the money in their bank account was hers, but Chad never saw it that way. He was the breadwinner. The man who “brought home the bacon,” as he often said. Her referred to her earnings as a “pittance,” even though at times during the spring and summer, when estate sales were booming, she earned in the very high four digits. He’d always looked down on her job, calling it a “hobby.”
― Heidi McLaughlin, The Art of Starting Over

“Now, as she helped Conor tie his cleats, made him stand, and did the thumb test to see where his big toe was, it hit her how manipulative Chad had been throughout their relationship. Devy never had a say in anything. Not about where they went out to dinner, where they lived, where they went to college, their marriage—nothing. He controlled every aspect of her life.”
― Heidi McLaughlin, The Art of Starting Over