Things You Should Know Quotes

“At twilight an odd electrical surge causes the doorbells all up and down the block to ring. An intercom chorus of faceless voices sings a round of “Hi, hello. Can I help you? Is anybody out there?”
― A.M. Homes, Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories

“I’m lonely,” I tell her. “Read something,” she says, turning the page.”
― A.M. Homes, Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories

“Later, when I started to date, when I would go to girls’ houses and their mothers and fathers would ask, “What do your parents do?” I’d say, “They’re divorced,” as though it were a full-time job. They’d look at me, instantly dismissive, as though I too was doomed to divorce, as though domestic instability was genetically passed down.”
― A.M. Homes, Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories