The Day I Killed James Quotes

“Things are so easy to do, so hard to undo.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“Because if you take something you're a thief.' She nursed the silence a moment. Downed the balance of her drink and silently signaled for another. 'Sounds simple, but you'd be amazed how many people don't get it. They steal but they call themselves honest. They cheat on their spouses and lovers but they think they're good people. They lie but they'd never call themselves liars. Well, let me tell you something, Todd. . . ." She pointed toward him with her right hand, with her lit cigarette. He leaned away slightly. She looked into the mirror of his eyes and saw herself going too far. 'You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives . . . that's real. The rest is just a story for publication.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“I think it's the things we don't talk about that make us old before out time.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“You are what you do. That's what I'm trying to tell you. What we do defines us. However we behave, conduct our lives...that's real. The rest is a story for publication.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“We should all be much more careful with each other`s hearts.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“I know this is going to come as a shock to me, but I am leaving me. Perhaps I`ll say I could not have seen this coming, but truthfully things have been wrong between me for some time. Time heals and I`m sure in time I`ll build a new life without me”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“food is the gift of the whole Universe. Each morsel is a sacrifice of life. May I be worthy to receive it. May the energy in this food give me the strength to transform my unwholesome qualities into wholesome ones. I am grateful for this food. May I realize the Path of Awakening, for the sake of all beings.” Silence. “Namaste.” “Amen,” the little atheist”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James

“I think it’s the things we don’t talk about that make us old before our time.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, The Day I Killed James