The Weight of Silence Quotes

“wall”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“Alzheimer’s is not only the cruelest of diseases; it is also one that lingers longest after its diagnosis. It steals the memories of those afflicted while creating hideous, painful, and depressive new ones for those left out of the fog.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“I know, right?” Angelina says. “I don’t even think of her as being deaf. I’ve always thought of her as just being Elena. She was born that way and Mom and Dad raised her—raised all of us—to just see that as a trait, like hair color. Something that didn’t define her or us.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“She couldn’t face what was really happening. Routine brought comfort.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“We were never anything more than something she could manipulate”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“Telling someone that they’ll be all right,” Nora told me over coffee one time, “is the last thing anyone wants to hear. Sure, things will get better. Time will diminish the pain. But things will never be all right.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“I love her so much that it hurts sometimes. People who don’t have a dog can’t know how it feels, just like those who don’t have children can’t understand that kind of love. They aren’t the same, of course. But both are real.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“The funny thing I learned about giving is that sometimes the more you give, the more recipients demand.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“only with hard work and extreme fortitude could one escape the road map created by where they are born, whom they are born to.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“The funny thing I learned about giving is that sometimes the more you give, the more recipients demand. It’s like carbo-loading for a marathon. You eat for a purpose, but you find that you want it even more after the race is over.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“We became friends over detective fiction. She’s a true friend.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“couple”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence

“A higher power was never a crutch but a scaffold. Faith kept me steady when I needed it most.”
― Gregg Olsen, The Weight of Silence