The Unkept Woman Quotes

“Hope," said Sparks. "Powerful force when you have none. One glimmer on the horizon is all you need sometimes.”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman

“I prefer to be optimistic about things. It’s so much more pleasant in the long run.”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman

“One's past doesn't like being put behind one, she thought. There are no dungeons strong enough or deep enough to lock it away and forget it forever. It will find a way to erupt back into the present, scorching everything in its path.”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman

“...there should be a collective noun for the lovers gone from one's life, like an exaltation of larks. I know! A remorsefulness of exes!”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman

“The declaration of love," said Iris. "So easy to make when you're young and have no idea what it means."
"He knows what it means," said Gwen. "They all do. We're the ones who've forgot.”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman

“I shall careen through the alphabet of love until I meet a zoologist from Zanzibar named Zoltan, then I will settle down for good," said Iris. "Just him, me, and the lower primates."
"That's not what we call children," said Gwen sternly...”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman

“Goodness, you've opened up an entirely new category," said Iris. "See under Gangster, hazards related to the dating of. The subheadings are multiplying like rabbits!”
― Allison Montclair, The Unkept Woman