Suburban Hell Quotes

“So is that adjusted for time zones? Like, do demons say, ‘Oh, it was three p.m. in Mesopotamia in 40 AD or whatever, which would be noon here’?” Jess said.”
― Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell

“Maybe the concept of friendship wasn’t that different from possession. It took a different form, of course, but we all borrowed the best parts from each other, sharing in the traits and strengths that we admired. We each brought something to the friendship, and we fed on that energy to make ourselves better. A shared possession, without diabolical intent.”
― Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell

“Howdy, friend,” she said. She stopped suddenly, midjog, in my front yard. “Oh, maybe I shouldn’t say ‘howdy.’ Wasn’t the name of the demon in The Exorcist Captain Howdy?”
― Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell

“This feels like an ‘It’s all for you, Damien,’ moment,” I said grimly as I began to put on the shirt.”
― Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell

“Moms were the ones who had to fix problems. From small things like a skinned knee to bigger ones like supernatural forces trying to take over our families.”
― Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell

“I just wish one of the things I was good at was normal mom stuff,” she said with a sigh. She leaned back against her kitchen cabinet and closed her eyes. I nodded. “I know. All of the work always seems to fall on us, even if it’s unintentional. Finding babysitters, remembering that we need extra milk, sending in the field trip form. It’s all small stuff but it takes up extra brain space.”
― Maureen Kilmer, Suburban Hell