The Torment Of Rachel Ames Quotes

“Sisyphus knows what’s going on. He knows he can't win, so you know what he does? He lowers his shoulder into the rock and heads to the top of the mountain. It rolls down again and he starts again. Fails. Tries again. Fails. Tries again. Fails. Tries again." "Why?" "Don’t you see? It’s because that’s the last part of him that’s still alive," Ollie says. "No matter the chance of him making it, no matter if the gods are all lined up against him, trying is all he’s got. It’s all any of us has got. That’s that makes us human. We just keep on going no matter what’s thrown at us. Picking our way through. Finding a way to keep breathing one day after the other. Even when it’s futile.” Ollie clutches his broom with both hands. "And the minute any of us give that up, then we’re just lost forever, aren’t we?”
― Jeff Gunhus, The Torment Of Rachel Ames

“Trying to block out the past is like blocking the sun with your hand. You can convince yourself you made the sun disappear, but you didn't. It burns whether you look right at it or not.”
― Jeff Gunhus, The Torment Of Rachel Ames

“you clean because for just a little while, the world's better for it.”
― Jeff Gunhus, The Torment Of Rachel Ames

“Tall pines on either side of the road create a corridor that feels somehow both majestic and claustrophobic.”
― Jeff Gunhus, The Torment Of Rachel Ames

“Wasn’t life simple? Just a few simple rules to follow. Treat others as you want to be treated. Tell the truth. Do the right thing. Only kill what you intend to eat. Keep those you love safe. Don’t wear white after Labor Day. Don’t pee in the pool.”
― Jeff Gunhus, The Torment Of Rachel Ames