Hey Harry, Hey Matilda Quotes

“You know what I read today? That our daydreams of the future (which are generally quite rosy) are actually “memories” we make of the future, and they are, by definition, somewhat delusional.”
― Rachel Hulin, Hey Harry, Hey Matilda: A Novel

“I’m starting to see what you mean about city living—in the sense that you begin to disconnect a little, turn inward into your own little bubble. I suppose it makes sense, when you’re sharing such tight spaces so often. So odd that on the subway you actually touch people with your legs and arms—at rush hour bodies are pushed up against each other almost intimately. It’s something that would be quite awkward even on a different type of train. It’s all about context, isn’t it?”
― Rachel Hulin, Hey Harry, Hey Matilda: A Novel

“I’m better in rough times than in calm. I can handle my shit when it hits the fan. It’s the calm times that are hard. It’s the calm times when you’re just sitting there waiting for something to go wrong. And something always will.”
― Rachel Hulin, Hey Harry, Hey Matilda: A Novel

“There’s much more plasticity in families than people really want to believe. People should just choose who they want to be their family, and that should be the end of it.”
― Rachel Hulin, Hey Harry, Hey Matilda: A Novel

“She’s interested primarily in herself, and I’m interested primarily in myself, and thus a conflict emerges.”
― Rachel Hulin, Hey Harry, Hey Matilda: A Novel