The Gift Quotes

“I don’t want to know the truth. I never want to know the truth. But the truth finds me. And it won’t leave me alone . . .”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift

“When you apologize that much, there’s something you aren’t saying.”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift

“What is acting, she wonders, other than lying? And what is lying other than a way to survive?”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift

“It’s strange how equalizing fear can be. Lyla and Nolan are stars by any definition, with an Oscar and four Golden Globes between them and a combined net worth of $250 million. But alone in their dark kitchen at 3:00 a.m., their cell phones and the landline as silent as the night, they are a couple with a missing child, like any couple anywhere with any missing child. They have nothing.”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift

“Will there ever be a point in her life when she doesn’t feel as though she’s being examined under a microscope?”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift

“a skintight Elie Saab dress that would have been a lot more comfortable had she opted to remove a few ribs before putting it on.”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift

“a couple with a missing child, like any couple anywhere with any missing child. They have nothing.”
― Alison Gaylin, The Gift