Sunburn Quotes

“It's a special art, asking people to do things, yet making it seem as if you never asked at all.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“Tough, yet brittle. That’s the thing about being really hard. When you do break, you shatter.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“She has no use for women, which is why she has to make sure to befriend them.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“How many times is a woman allowed to defend herself? In Polly's experience, not even once.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“She wonders if he is as exhausted by all the lying as she is.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“Is there anything sadder than losers telling themselves that they’re fortunate?”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“It's impossible to imagine her in thrall to anything, anyone. She calls the shots even while pretending not to. Even in motherhood, she has shown this steely control.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“Maybe if you never marry a woman, she never becomes a wife.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“He has to know what she's saying is too good to be true. Good Lord, if this were the kindest way to break u with a woman, that would be the greatest thing that ever happened to men. Maybe she should write an advice book for men, one that tells them everything they want to hear, as opposed to all those books for women, which tell them to be the opposite of what they are, no matter what that is.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“He turns on the radio and it's that goddamn song that's on the radio all the time this summer, the one about chasing waterfalls. No one chases a waterfall. You go for a swim and next thing you know, the current catches you and throws you right over.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“The waiting's not the hard part. Waiting can be beautiful, lush, full of possibility.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn

“He has to know what she's saying is too good to be true. Good Lord, if this were the kindest way to break up with a woman, that would be the greatest thing that ever happened to men. Maybe she should write an advice book for men, one that tells them everything they want to hear, as opposed to all those books for women, which tell them to be the opposite of what they are, no matter what that is.”
― Laura Lippman, Sunburn