Drowning in Paper Flowers Quotes

“Boys will be boys.’ I actually despise that saying. It insinuates that Jet’s behavior is excusable because of his gender. Boys are expected to be rough, hardened, insensitive. That’s the exact mentality that allows boys to grow into men who lack a moral compass.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“That’s what mothers do. They take on the burdens of life quietly so that their children can thrive.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Don’t get me wrong, I love that the school hosts creative theme days to keep the kids involved, but between Red Ribbon Week, spirit week, favorite book character day, wacky hair day, favorite super-hero day, one hundredth day of school, and repeated pajama days (having to purchase new pajamas that fit and are cool, versus the T-shirt and underwear my kids actually sleep in)—it all gets to be a tad overwhelming.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“But there was something about losing a child that hurt in a way I didn’t have language for. It felt like ripping something out of me that I didn’t know had roots.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“When my mom came rushing into the kitchen holding my phone with the call I’d been anticipating for three weeks, she took one look at my face and knew. She didn’t need to ask me what was wrong. That’s the thing about mothers—their intuition is unparalleled.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Of course, he doesn’t find the fact that he’s married important. That seems to be the common consensus among the men of Timbergrove Falls—wives are just palate cleansers in between affairs.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“It might be time to start a club. I could call it The Many Women of Timbergrove Falls Who Have Been Stupid Enough to Sleep with Jack Powell Club. Join us on Tuesday evenings for coffee and comparisons.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Flynn is cut like a Rhodesian Ridgeback, tall and lean, every muscle well-defined. I, on the other hand, am built more like a basset hound—with diabetes.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Mothers are held to a higher standard than fathers when it comes to the safety of our children.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“I’ve heard it said that living well is the best revenge. But I tend to lean more toward revenge is a dish best served cold.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“I was the mother. Mothers are held to a higher standard than fathers when it comes to the safety of our children.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“of my neck, squeezing the base of my skull like a stress ball. “Liam,” I gasped,”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Boys will be boys.’ I actually despise that saying. It insinuates that Jet’s behavior is excusable because of his gender. Boys are expected to be rough”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“I remember being tickled at the way she’d diagnosed me—like one of those designer drinks that a bartender whips up with an umbrella on top. That’s me—a fancy concoction of fucked up.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“until”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Hank the Cowdog”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Anytime I leave the house these days, I feel like a bowl of wax fruit—shiny and appealing, but it’s all a facade. ”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“It was just a year ago that I attended a self-help seminar to help me manage what my therapist labeled severe anxiety with a splash of panic disorder. I remember being tickled at the way she’d diagnosed me—like one of those designer drinks that a bartender whips up with an umbrella on top. That’s me—a fancy concoction of fucked up.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“That’s been rule one since day one—we don’t shit where we eat.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Because that’s the thing about rumors: it doesn’t matter if they’re true or not”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Once upon a time”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Unfortunately for us, Ms. Kincaid sucks a big bag of dicks. Besides the fact that she literally hates kids, she always smells like mothballs, and her classroom looks like a bad episode of Hoarders.”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“I have to plaster on a fake smile. Anytime I leave the house these days”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“And that was the moment my insides were gutted”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“Our long running show of affection is”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“my heart slowly deteriorating”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers

“The problem with me is that I’m a wild stallion. Can’t no man tame me,”
― E.L. Westbury, Drowning in Paper Flowers