Cicada Summer Quotes

“Sometimes we have to accept the bad to get back to the good. Some things, some people, deserve a second chance. Not everyone, or everything, but some.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“I had saved the house, but it had rescued me right back,”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“Some people don’t believe that houses have souls, but I know they’re wrong. Every person who lives in a house leaves an imprint on it, like a ghost that won’t ever leave. The laughter, and smiles are all soaked into the surfaces of a house. The wood, the tile, the paint, all absorb the energy of those who live there. The house is a forever witness to the peaks and valleys of those who live there. It knows the deepest sadness and the greatest pleasures of a family, and will always keep their secrets.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“Maybe I, too, could be restored and be even better than before.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“In that moment on the deck, I watched the sun rise high and illuminate my neighborhood, and I realized that restoring the Maple house was no longer just a renovation, but an opportunity for renewal.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“He was the light and the dark, monster and hero, all wrapped into one. My past, present, and broken future, all in the same person.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“He loved me, once. We were in love, once. We had a good marriage, once.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer

“Evenings were supposed to be spent with chaos and children, not silence and Lean Cuisines.”
― Maureen Leurck, Cicada Summer