Night at the Fiestas Quotes

“Maybe some part of her had been seeking a comforting narrowing of possibilities, an excuse to give up on her life.”
― Kirstin Valdez Quade, Night at the Fiestas: Stories

“Once, when they were alone in the office, Collette had startled her by pausing at her desk and saying, darkly, that Crystal was an example to young women, choosing life. For a moment Crystal had seen herself as Collette might: a tragic figure, a fallen woman, but, when it came down to it, contrite and virtuous, taking responsibility for her mistake. But then Collette had elaborated: “If girls are going to run around like that, they should pay.”
― Kirstin Valdez Quade, Night at the Fiestas: Stories