A Good Chance Quotes

“So? Sex is sex. I’m allowed to take my own pleasure when I feel like it. I hate the antiquated notion that men can run around and sleep with all these women and they’re just charmers or playboys, while women get labeled sluts if we do the same. I’m a modern woman, Avery. If I want to have sex with someone – someone I find attractive and think will give me pleasure, the way I demand it – then I have no qualms about taking what I want. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. It just peeves me when people clutch their pearls and talk about ‘loose women.’ What about these loose men? Where’s the pearl-clutching for them?”
― Tricia O'Malley, A Good Chance

“There’s beauty in sadness, as well, you know. If we don’t long for something, ache for something, how do we know it’s real? Love isn’t pure joy. Love isn’t just a comfort blanket. Love can also bring sadness and melancholy. It’s a huge emotion, after all – and, as we all must come to terms with, everything changes. Nothing we love stays. And that’s a sadness that many people can’t grasp. What humans don’t always understand, though, is that the emotion – love, in itself? That never goes away. It’s a part of the fabric of the universe. Once you love, it gets woven into all of time. You see, the memory of your love is imprinted on the world, forever changing the course of history. She wasn’t singing because her heart was broken, you see? She was singing because her heart was full.”
― Tricia O'Malley, A Good Chance

“You have to do right by yourself. Live your own truth, Avery. No more hiding under a rock. No more comfort zones. Turn your petals to the sun, and blossom.”
― Tricia O'Malley, A Good Chance

“We all need mental health breaks. We give new parents leave to be with their newborns. We give people sick leave. Bereavement time. It’s all a part of life. You can’t ignore the human aspect of having employees. I’ve found over the years that we’ve had less turnover, and happier employees, when we just give people a chance to be human. Take the time, please.”
― Tricia O'Malley, A Good Chance