The Cured Quotes

“Thirteen, skinny and quick, far more clever than her parents, more even than Henry had been.”
― Deirdre Gould, The Cured

“Hey, Henry, did you hear about the two cannibals who decided to split their dinner evenly? They decided to start at opposite ends and work toward each other. Partway through, the cannibal who started at the head said to the one that had started at the feet, ‘how you doing down there?’ and the second cannibal said, ‘Great! I’m having a ball!’ The first cannibal got mad and shouted, ‘Stop! You’re eating too fast!’” There was a wild laugh.”
― Deirdre Gould, The Cured

“Even if it was only a few days ago,” said Vincent, “we haven’t been eating properly for a long time. Probably since we got sick. And the little we got from Phil’s men stopped, what? Three months ago now? Our bodies aren’t meant for that. We have to be careful.”
― Deirdre Gould, The Cured

“Look, one of my old med school buddies brought his girlfriend in a few weeks ago after she cut herself on a piece of glass.”
― Deirdre Gould, The Cured

“The temp on the other side of the cubicle wall burst into tears and began scrabbling for her purse.”
― Deirdre Gould, The Cured

“I’ll just check online. There’s no need to be medieval about it.” Randall smirked and fiddled with his phone.”
― Deirdre Gould, The Cured