The Adults Quotes

“The three stood in a near-equilateral triangle, bows poised, pointing arrows at each other in a woodland Mexican standoff.”
― Caroline Hulse, The Adults

“Across the room, Alex was reading Ulysses. Patrick was impressed. he had always wanted to read Ulysses himself, but never had. (Or maybe it wasn't that. Maybe it was that he wanted to have read Ulysses, which was a little bit - but significantly - different.)”
― Caroline Hulse, The Adults

“Mum, what's viv-i-sec-tion?”
― Caroline Hulse, The Adults

“I’ll remind you I told you so,” Ruby said. “I’m not an enabler. I’m not that kind of friend.”
― Caroline Hulse, The Adults

“At the age of thirty-seven, she still felt like whenever she cooked an actual meal, it was a notable event: that she deserved some kind of award for not just pouring milk onto cereal.”
― Caroline Hulse, The Adults