I Wish Quotes

“Why did things have to get so backwards in our house? Since she couldn’t be the adult, I knew that it had to be me. But that didn’t stop me from hating it--from wishing it was just over. I’d give anything to be a kid again and not to be the responsible one in the house. It was like I was trapped in a horrible virtual-reality game, except there was no way for me to quit.”
― Elizabeth Langston, I Wish

“My mother sat motionless at the kitchen table, her head cradled on one arm, the other extended toward her ever-present coffee mug. This was going to be another of her bad days.
It was hard to pinpoint when I’d given up hope that she would pull herself together--that me being in charge would be a temporary thing. But too many months had passed with nothing changing, except somewhere along the way I’d stopped feeling sympathy for her. Or anger. It was easier to not feel anything where my mother was concerned because then I could never be let down.”
― Elizabeth Langston, I Wish

“Obviously, genies worked out in their off-hours. He looked so good it was distracting.”
― Elizabeth Langston, I Wish

“You don’t look like a genie."
"Palazzo pants and sequined vests don’t cut it in the United States.”
― Elizabeth Langston, I Wish

“I think it must be one of those things where no one’s wrong and everybody loses.”
― Elizabeth Langston, I Wish

“I loved his strength and determination. I loved how much pleasure he got from doing things right. I loved that life was better simply because he was around.”
― Elizabeth Langston, I Wish