The Lobotomist's Wife Quotes

“Sometimes, the best you can do for someone is to stand beside them, appreciate their strength, and acknowledge their pain.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“Did you know that hydrangeas change color depending on the acidity of the soil they’re planted in?” Ruth paused. “I’ve always loved the idea—that you can change the environment to change the flower itself.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“Margaret gathered herself and, feeling both defeated”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“She relished her solitary life and had little concern about finding a man.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“Dr. Apter—” “Please, call me Robert.” “Dr. Apter,” she said with more conviction.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“fainting couch”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“She wondered if this young woman had a mother to talk to or if, like Ruth, her mother didn’t understand her for who she was.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“Helen didn’t see the woman who was actually sitting in front of her; instead, when forced to spend time with her daughter, Helen simply pretended Ruth was the person Helen wanted her to be.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“Still, if”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“You can change the environment to change the flower itself.”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife

“No man chooses evil because it’s evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. —Mary Wollstonecraft”
― Samantha Greene Woodruff, The Lobotomist's Wife