The Red Bike Quotes

“Or once again would excuses, bills, the lawn, and TV swirl into the mediocrity that consumes so many?”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“Knowing, no matter the ending, the joy of today will not be tainted and nothing is gained from fear, however cleverly it is disguised.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“I’ve learned someone’s past mistakes are not the measure of their worth as a person today.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“I wondered why men are defined by what they create, or manage, and women are defined by whom they take care of? I suppose the answer rested in millions of years of biology. Yet in our human primate society, the notion seemed so unfair because we hail the creators, not the caregivers. If I really thought about it, caregivers are the true creators.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“She made every decision based on the deep fear that loving another can cause, leading her to an extreme desire to protect.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“I fell asleep. She also slept. I woke. She did not.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“It was funny how we needed an explanation for another's early death, equating it to some lack of judgment, so we can cross ourselves off the list of potential cancer acquirers. Don't smoke, do eat lots of fruits and vegetables, don't drink, do yoga. So we can tell ourselves with some frail reassurance that we're immune. Or even better: it strikes one out of eight, she has it, so statistically I won't get it.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike

“It is often very difficult to tell a story with any degree of accuracy after a metamorphosis has occurred. Surely the larvae wrapped in darkness does not perceive the world the same way as the butterfly spreading its wings in spring. However, I will attempt to record the events of the past year in such a way as to remind myself who I was, and why I changed.”
― Tara Delaney, The Red Bike