The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin Quotes

“You have so much hope and so much passion, Gus. You believe you can set things right, even when the odds are insurmountable.’

‘Naive,’ I said bitterly.

‘No,’ he said with some force. ‘Hope is essential. Without hope, we do not seek a way out of impossible situations. Your hope is your strength. And it is one of the many, many reasons why I love you, my darling Renegade.”
― Alison Goodman, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin

“It occurred to me that Mr. Whitmore seemed to have no doubts about my ability to take part in this mission. I was, to him, a competent and required presence. Not a worthless, overbearing spinster or deficient female. Was this how men felt all the time? This intrinsic acceptance of one’s significance? No wonder they walked through life expecting so much as their due.”
― Alison Goodman, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin

“Maybe our paths will be together”
― Alison Goodman, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin

“And then he smiled and it was full of warm welcome and tender delight.

‘Gus—I am so glad to see you.’

Lud, the way he said my name; it was as if I could lean into that soft sibilance and feel the wrap of it around me like two strong arms.”
― Alison Goodman, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin