Open House Quotes

“So you’re saying that, like dick, zucchini is abundant and low value.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“It’s as if all the things buried here rose up again, thrived. They always wanted to live and they created a new life for themselves. What I’m trying to say is, I love this. My mother would have loved this. And I am happy to accept this 136th Street Garden’s offer. I think we have a deal.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“I still say your debt’s not about you. It’s the economy,” Ty murmured.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Right. Byron was clearly fine. He wasn’t confused. He hadn’t been mugged or hit on the head. He wasn’t being held hostage by a group of mutant, pizza-eating turtles who lived in the subways.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Sometimes you’re alert, you’re looking around. Then suddenly you see something—someone—and you get this dreamy far-off look that I remember from high school, and then your eyes get sad and hungry, and I get an overwhelming urge to feed you another pastelillo. You’ve had five already this morning.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Every seed or cutting must come from somewhere. You need soil and water to grow a new life.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Maybe those aren’t stars, maybe they’re planets.” “Even better,” Magda said. “You can’t live on a star. But you can always hope for a planet.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Believe me, it’s not you, it’s the economy.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“It’s okay,” Ty said. “It really should be certified public asshole. Besides, she’s called me worse.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Tyson Yang did many things to her that she didn’t feel like analyzing, but he didn’t creep her out.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“My brother the L.L. Bean superhero,” she said, giving him a peck on the cheek.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“Dad said we were going to get more conservative as we got older, but somehow I don’t think that’s happening with you.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“You’re an accountant. It’s your job to make people follow rules and not ordinary ones, either. You work on their taxes,” Jenny said. “Taxes are the ultimate in rules.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House

“It was the opinion of many in the garden that Mrs. Hadley spoiled those plants, although how anyone could spoil a plant was a question that he had not yet had the courage to pose to the ladies of 136th Street Community Garden.”
― Ruby Lang, Open House