A House Among the Trees Quotes

“In the heavy air of a morning that foretells a blazing afternoon, these absurdist dreams hover, like the musk of an animal that passed the house before dawn. Lethargy, she thinks.”
― Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees

“the monotony of quiet creativity, imagination fueled by routine and isolation,”
― Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees

“At least pretend we have a standing date, someday, for that mother-son field trip we never got to take, thanks to Sam’s draconian call sheets. He should’ve stayed on to run Italy itself. They’d be a superpower!”
― Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees

“Morty trusted trees far more than he did people. 'You know what a tree can and cannot give you,' he said in one interview. 'It's very straightforward that way. And I am not talking about that cruel Silverstein book, one of the only children's books I've ever thought ought to be banned.”
― Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees

“Everybody, will you please just sit for a minute?
Like children in a game of musical chairs, Tommy's three guests immediately reach for the nearest chair, pull it out from the table, and sit---even her brother. Well, says Tommy. Something in my life goes according to plan.”
― Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees

“He pictured her living alone in that tranquil house with its fine old furnishings, tending her flowers and fruit trees.”
― Julia Glass, A House Among the Trees