An Only Child and Her Sister Quotes

“There are theories that posit that, in families, certain emotions, if not acknowledged by the adults, are taken on by the children.”
― Casey Maxwell Clair, An Only Child and Her Sister

“If ever an elementary school teacher doubted if he or she made a difference in the lives of their young students, let me tell you that Mr. Burns, just by being a wonderful fifth grade teacher, kindled a flame of hope and creativity that got me through a very difficult time and helped me fall in love with learning.”
― Casey Maxwell Clair, An Only Child and Her Sister

“So Eve gets all the credit for whatever success I had achieved, and none of the blame for any of Chris’ failures. Ah, isn’t narcissism just the best!”
― Casey Maxwell Clair, An Only Child and Her Sister

“a big fan of therapy but I believe that it’s really important for you to be honest in order for it to work; and I wasn’t being honest with anyone, not even myself.”
― Casey Maxwell Clair, An Only Child and Her Sister

“But the truth was, we were kidding ourselves with all this “grazing”; there was only one woman in the world for my dad, and that was Eve. Even back then I was never sure how my mother had ever become the be-all woman of his dreams, there were sure plenty of things that he didn’t like about her: She was a slob, a bitch, a procrastinator, a lousy cook, a liar, she didn’t pay bills and she never, ever apologized, to anyone, for anything. But she had two qualities that overshadowed all of that; she made him laugh, and she was always his biggest fan. No matter how furious she was with him, how disgusted, how outraged by his near psychotic behavior, Eve always thought Eddie was the most talented writer in the world.”
― Casey Maxwell Clair, An Only Child and Her Sister