Family Quotes

“And suddenly, I see it. I see how we all can be hard on ourselves. Even though we do our best, and sometimes perform miracles, we’re just dramatic creatures. We seek perfection. Stupid perfection that has no meaning whatsoever.”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“Only adults are so messed up that they rationalize the need to have a reason for being happy,”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“It’s the power of love through books. A reader’s mind, when stimulated and provoked, rewards the author with such love so strong that their spirit may live forever.”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“For a moment, I pretend I’m strong enough to handle this. I swallow hard and stand up straight, thinking my physical body would help my inner emotion to stand strong. But I am wrong. My knees give up on me and I drop to the floor.”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“Life is always complicated,” the Pillar said. “Except when you consciously decide it isn’t.”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“I mean, the little stubborn girl literally walked through shit to save us, and did show us a way out of the asylum, but still thinks she didn’t do her best. I think we need to ease up on children. They’re handling too much pressure these days.”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“We do what we have to do, and the results will always stand short. It’s not so much the results that make it up. It’s that we tried. It’s that we cared.”
― Cameron Jace, Family

“In fact, I’d love it if I were crazy. It’d mean none of this is happening. It’d mean I’m not suffering such pain. Suddenly, I understand why someone like Tom Truckle is addicted to the pills. He’s not actually addicted to them. He is addicted to the absence of pain. He is looking for an eternal numbness so the wheel of life would rotate without him, without making a fool out of him.”
― Cameron Jace, Family