The Hunting Wives Quotes

“Tallahassee, Florida (one of my favorite places, though—I loved the howl of the sea breeze and walking along the shore, collecting shells),”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“As it turns out, you can’t outrun who you are. My darker urges simply followed me here and are even more amplified because it’s so quiet, and sometimes so boring.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“She’s clutching a pewter mug stuffed with mint leaves and ice. She shakes it in front of her like a Yahtzee cup.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“It was so much more than that. I wanted to be near her. For her to notice me, too. The idea of it took my breath away. It became powerful and even consuming.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“I found myself drawn to her, my eyes studying her sculpted thigh, her slender wrist. But more than anything, it was her expression that jolted me. Her fuck-me eyes,”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“the way you were raised. On some fundamental level, you’re drawn to those who don’t want you, because you didn’t feel wanted by your mom or your dad,” she said, lighting another cigarette with her dark purple lighter. “So when everything is going great, your instinct is to wreck it. But you do deserve happiness, Soph. You can be whole. This isn’t just some psychobabble bullshit. I really mean it.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“If I am being honest with myself, yes, I wanted to move back here for Jack, for us, but also, it seemed like the kind of place where I could conform to the version of my very best self. In moving here, I thought I could become someone more wholesome, more grounded. Someone I could admire...As it turns out, you can't outrun who you are. My darker urges simply followed me here and are even more amplified because it's quiet and sometimes so boring.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“You don't feel worthy of love, or stability, because of the way you were raised. On some fundamental level, you're drawn to those who don't want you, because you didn't feel wanted by your mom or dad. So when everything is going great, your instinct is to wreck it. But you do deserve happiness Soph. You can be whole. This isn't just some pyschobabble bullshit. I really mean it.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives

“It wasn’t envy, though; I didn’t want to be her. It was so much more than that. I wanted to be near her. For her to notice me, too. The idea of it took my breath away. It became powerful and even consuming.”
― May Cobb, The Hunting Wives