With Teeth Quotes

“She wasn't sure if ghosts were real, but she believed in magic. Wasn't motherhood a sleight of hand?”
― Kristen Arnett, With Teeth

“He’d gotten five stitches in his forehead, and once the wound closed up and healed and he got sun on his face and tanned, it was barely visible. Just one of the many scars they’d gifted him.”
― Kristen Arnett, With Teeth

“That was the thing about parents: they fucked you up royally even when they were trying their best.”
― Kristen Arnett, With Teeth

“But then there were a lot of things about having a baby that never made sense to Sammie. There were so many tasks she’d always wondered about, things other mothers seemed to pick up so easily while she struggled, miserable.”
― Kristen Arnett, With Teeth

“How strange that she always wanted to be home, Sammie thought—because when she finally got there, it felt like she was being smothered under a pillow.”
― Kristen Arnett, With Teeth