Crazy To Leave You Quotes

“I wondered, what was marriage? A promise. A promise people broke. There were no guarantees. Couples in their sixties and seventies were separating, planning divorce—in droves.”
― Marilyn Simon Rothstein, Crazy To Leave You

“You’ll meet someone else,” Mom said. “Just go back on the diet—and freeze your eggs.”
― Marilyn Simon Rothstein, Crazy To Leave You

“Why did women always make parties for the friends who were already happy, already had what they wanted? Why didn’t they round up a crowd, buy expensive gifts, a sheet cake, flowers, and balloons to throw a surprise bash for someone depressed? Depressed people deserved to register at Macy’s.”
― Marilyn Simon Rothstein, Crazy To Leave You

“Whenever Richard Cory went down town, We people on the pavement looked at him: He was a gentleman from sole to crown. Clean favored, and imperially slim. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked; But still he fluttered pulses when he said, ‘Good-morning,’ and he glittered when he walked. And he was rich—yes, richer than a king—And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything to make us wish that we were in his place. So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head.”
― Marilyn Simon Rothstein, Crazy To Leave You

“From then on, I dieted, surviving on four organic egg whites for breakfast, green salad—no dressing—for lunch. Dinnertime, I grilled a six-ounce fillet of salmon—illegally on my tiny terrace overlooking a schoolyard in Manhattan. I searched five states for six months looking for the perfect wedding gown. I was so full of pride to finally fit into a size 12, I would’ve worn the tag down the aisle instead of the actual dress.”
― Marilyn Simon Rothstein, Crazy To Leave You