Rivals Quotes

“It struck Nina that this was one of those instances where the English language fell short. The word for losing something insignificant—a baseball game, a library card—shouldn’t be the same as for losing someone who defines you, someone you love. There should be a word for losses you can recover from, and a different word for the life-shattering losses, the ones that leave you forever changed.”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals

“There should be a word for losses you can recover from, and a different word for the life-shattering losses, the ones that leave you changed forever.”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals

“When I rent out an entire restaurant, it's only because it seems unfair to all the other guests when I show up,' he went on. 'They've gone out to celebrate something – a birthday, a friend moving to town, maybe just the fact that it's Friday – and then I appear, and the spotlight shifts from them to me. It feels selfish to steal everyone's night like that.”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals

“I’ve found that while a grilled cheese won’t solve my problems for me, it makes them a bit easier to manage. Don’t you agree?”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals

“Because it was sexism, wasn’t it? Beatrice’s detractors never said it aloud, never authored op-eds that stated Beatrice shouldn’t rule because she’s a woman. They just criticized everything she did. If she wore a new dress, she was extravagant; if she recycled an old one, she had no style. If she was photographed holding a glass of wine, she was a lush; if she didn’t drink at an event, she was pregnant, or boring, or rude to her hosts. If she was caught in a photo unsmiling, then she wasn’t likable; if she smiled too broadly, she was trying too hard.”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals

“There should be a word for losses you can recover from, and a different word for the life-shattering losses, the ones that leave you forever changed.”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals

“Here. I’ve found that while a grilled cheese won’t solve my problems for me, it makes them a bit easier to manage. Don’t you agree?”
― Katharine McGee, Rivals