Sweetest in the Gale Quotes

“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”
― Olivia Dade, Sweetest in the Gale

“I want a product. An exponent. I want one plus one to equal eighty, or a thousand, or infinity.”
― Olivia Dade, Sweetest in the Gale

“I’m just delighted to find someone who wants to talk about these issues with me. And as you’ve clearly realized, I relish a good argument. There’s absolutely no need to apologize.”
― Olivia Dade, Sweetest in the Gale

“Sometimes, two people come together and become less than what they were separately. They subtract from one another. One and one making zero.’

His mother and father. On their own, decent people. Decent parents. Together: nothing he wanted in his life.

When she nodded in understanding, he continued. ‘Other times, two people in a relationship make nothing more than the sum of their parts. One plus one equals two.’ He rested his fists on his hips and made himself say it. ‘But if I’m going to risk a relationship, I want something more. Something transformative. Not just a sum.’

She was listening so carefully, with no attempt to fill in words for him or interrupt, and it was just one more reason he needed to kiss her.

‘I want a product. An exponent. I want one plus one to equal eighty, or a thousand, or infinity.”
― Olivia Dade, Sweetest in the Gale