The Drowned Girls Quotes

“We all lie. We all guard secrets—sometimes terrible ones—a side to us so dark, so shameful, that we quickly avert our own eyes from the shadow we might glimpse in the mirror. Instead we lock our dark halves deep in the basement of our souls. And on the surface of our lives, we work industriously to shape the public story of our selves . . .”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“We all lie. We all guard secrets—sometimes terrible ones—a side to us so dark, so shameful, that we quickly avert our own eyes from the shadow we might glimpse in the mirror. Instead we lock our dark halves deep in the basement of our souls. And on the surface of our lives, we work industriously to shape the public story of our selves. We say, “Look, world, this is me.” We craft posts on social media . . . See this wonderful lunch I’m eating at this trendy restaurant with my besties, see my sexy shoes, my cute puppy, boyfriend, tight ass in a bikini. See my gloriously perfect life . . . see what a fucking fabulous time I’m having drunk and at this party with my boobs swelling out of my sparkly tank top. Just look at those hot guys draped all over me. Aren’t you jealous . . . And then you wait to see how many people LIKE this fabricated version of yourself, your mood hinging on the number of clicks. Comments. Who commented. But darkness has a way of seeping through the cracks. It seeks the light . . .”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“We all move within six degrees”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“Two Metro fire-rescue vessels—bright yellow with”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“Before Maddocks could blink, Angie reached down and thrust her hand between Leo’s legs, grabbing him by the balls. He froze. She held. Eyes locked with the old cop’s, she squeezed.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“Memories defined a person. Without autobiographical memory, the face in the mirror was a stranger’s. One became an alien, flailing around in a constant, unrelenting present with no touchstones to guide one into the future and out of the past.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“La bambina di due cittadini Canadesi Miriam e Joseph Pallorino è morta Mercoledì in un incidente stradale nella Toscana. La bambina, Angela Pallorino, aveva quattro anni . . .”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“Sometimes, Angie thought, the difference between heaven and hell was people. Sometimes, no matter how hard you tried, you made no difference at all.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls

“difference between heaven and hell was people.”
― Loreth Anne White, The Drowned Girls