Before I Let You In Quotes

“Bea wondered sometimes what it was like to live without despising yourself. To know exactly who you were and be proud of that person. It was funny; people automatically assumed that what her life was missing, what she must desperately be in need of –after all, wasn’t every woman? –was a husband. When in actual fact she wasn’t desperate to be loved by another person; all she wanted was to feel the slightest bit of affection for herself.”
― Jenny Blackhurst, Before I Let You In

“It’s standard Misogyny 101 –if a man gets a promotion it’s because he worked for it; if a woman gets one it’s because she slept with someone for it. They teach it on the first day of the “Aren’t You Glad You Have a Penis” course.”
― Jenny Blackhurst, Before I Let You In

“It fascinates me how we can quote our own moral code and yet completely disregard it when it doesn’t fit with how we want to live our lives. Talk about cognitive dissonance.”
― Jenny Blackhurst, Before I Let You In

“be necessary …’ ‘Oh God, no.’ He had the good grace to look embarrassed. ‘I’m not saying we have to jump straight into bed. We can have a drink downstairs in the bar first; it’s much quieter than the place we were just in. But it makes sense to be closer to the hotel, right? Are you”
― Jenny Blackhurst, Before I Let You In

“a station. You can still see the houses and trees”
― Jenny Blackhurst, Before I Let You In