The Wilds Quotes

“We didn't speak, and a beautiful, sweet evil grew between us.”
― Julia Elliott, the Wilds

“So your ex was a biter?” I say, wondering if his ex-wife is attractive, athletic, fleet of foot and long of limb, wondering why dumpy dudes like Jeff feel entitled to such women.”
― Julia Elliott, The Wilds

“off, and the American Empire declines slowly, we could spend the rest of our thirties parodying our twentysomething personas and retire at age forty after pimping our nubile selves.”
― Julia Elliott, The Wilds

“the way he used to when our love was a living creature, breathing in the room with us.”
― Julia Elliott, The Wilds

“Suddenly I’d found myself past thirty, shacked up with a fussy bald man nine years my senior who enjoyed monitoring every facet of our household—finances, thermostat, hot-water heater, water and electricity usage, lawn maintenance, and pest control.”
― Julia Elliott, The Wilds