The Mother-Daughter Book Club Quotes

“People always forget that mothers need mothering”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“Why be afraid of a stranger when it’s the people you love who hurt you the most?”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“Like most book clubs, we spend about 5 percent of our time talking about actual books; the other 95 percent is taken up by talk of jobs, family, and gossip. The stuff of life. But books are our inspiration.”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“As mothers and daughters and friends”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“Whereabouts.”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“Big Summer.”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“The Guest,”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“The Goldfinch”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“The Secret History”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“You can’t beat P. G. Wodehouse for a comfort read with a happy ending.”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“Saint John, the patron saint of friendships”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“and Saint John, the patron saint of friendships”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

“life has felt utterly drained of color. Gardening, baking, taking walks, and all the other hobbies that used to bring me pleasure simply don’t anymore. I feel like I’m going through the motions of life rather than actually living. I feel hollowed out. Numb.”
― Susan Patterson, The Mother-Daughter Book Club