Staggerwing Quotes

“Mae looked around the table at the other moms and tried not to be too obviously observational.”
― Alice Kaltman, Staggerwing

“Avian imagery indicates flightiness.”
― Alice Kaltman, Staggerwing

“Helen studies her reflection, a crumpled, faded version of their daughter, now twenty-eight years old, living in Los Angeles, single, defensive, but gainfully employed. Helen used to worry about her bristly daughter all the time, but John takes up all the anxiety parking spots now.”
― Alice Kaltman, Staggerwing