This Side of Salvation Quotes

“It's not our ability to get forgiveness that saves us. It's out ability to grant forgiveness”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“Oh yeah, pain. I think it's the same when we lose someone we love. It never stops hurting. But maybe it shouldn't. That pain, after all, is a souvenir of love.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“I think we get the world we deserve. People who love get love back, and people who hate, or fear, they get those back too."

"Huh. Which kind of person are you?"

"Both. We all are, at different times.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“You can give your life meaning.' She stroked my forehead from the center to the temples, with just her fingertips. 'We all can.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“I sat forward and picked up a piece of the jet engine. “I think we get the world we deserve. People who love get love back, and people who hate, or fear, they get those back too.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“It would suck if the world ended then. Sweeps week starts on the twelfth. I'd hate to miss the Amazing Race season finale because of an apocalypse”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“The future is as far from perfect and as full of errors as this baseball game, but at this moment, it's all mine.
And I guess that's something”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“Classy.' Mara shines the flashlight on my chest as she climbs into the beached boat and sits across from me.

'It was either this ["Bass Man" sweatshirt] or "Master Baiter". Or freezing to death.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“One thing I've found that eases the pain," Cody said, 'is to remember that we are all connected, to those we know and those we don't know.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“I thought I was long done with the Firsts. First Easter since his death, First Birthday, First Trip to IHOP, First Phillies Game. But everything we ever did together, that we'd never share again--like Longwood Gardens at Christmas--still waited before me. In that moment, I dreaded the rest of my life.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“How many kittens did she have?”
“Four, including Tod. We fed the kittens this special formula from the vet, since Juno didn’t have enough milk.” I sat beside Bailey on the rug, wishing I could trade places with my cat. “Tod almost died, so my sister named him after a grim reaper from one of her favorite books. I think she thought it would protect him.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“Okay, stud, just one more question." She formed an L with her thumb and index finger. 'Why are some people in the audience holding the sign for "loser"?'

It was my turn to laugh at her. 'That's not for loser.' I set down my soda, mirrored her gesture with my hand, then straightened our pinkies to form the sign-language letter. 'The L stands for "love".”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation

“Dad handed me his empty glass and patted my shoulder. "Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul." Then he picked up his work gloves, shook off the dirt, and headed for the garage.

"Wait!" I started to follow him but stopped when he didn't answer or even turn. "I guess that's a no."

From that day on, Dad spoke in nothing but Bible verses. It was like living inside a sermon.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, This Side of Salvation