The House of Fortune Quotes

“You cannot have two stories. You can end with only one.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“The road in front is empty: it is behind them that something waits.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“Life was an act of adaptation.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“You are a songbird who only knows one tune!”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“You will learn about love, I am sure. But it might not take the form you originally expected.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“I do not profess to be an expert in love.' she says. 'But I do know something about it. More than you think. More than your playwrights' love, spoken for just two hours and dissolved into applause.'
'It does not dissolve,' says Thea. It lasts,
Aunt Nella picks up her porridge spoon and begins pointing it for emphasis. 'Love is something that is learned in far less alluring settings, Thea than playhouses and ballrooms. It is earned in the deeds you do. The words you speak. It takes practice. Patience. Time. You will learn about love, I am sure. But it might not take the form you originally expected.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“I know that time for you feels finite. But you'll see it will stretch out. There's so much more to come.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune

“This is a city of surveillance,' he says, 'Of keeping the peace with one hand and scratching what lies beneath the surface with the fingernails of the other. So remember how it is for her.”
― Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune