Empire Girls Quotes

“It occurred to me that grief is like a tunnel. You enter it without a choice because you must get to the other side. The darkness of it plays tricks on you and sometimes you can even forget where you are or what your purpose is. I believe that people, now and again, get lost or stuck in that tunnel and never find their way out.”
― Loretta Nyhan, Empire Girls

“She'd come running up the driveway and into the kitchen, bringing the spring morning behind her like a trail of hope.”
― Loretta Nyhan, Empire Girls

“Father and Ivy used to go off on their excursions, never knowing that I was relieved when they were gone. That I'd wear my nightgowns all day and read from dawn till dusk.”
― Suzanne Palmieri, Empire Girls

“out?” “Well...” What felt like real juice”
― Suzanne Hayes, Empire Girls