The Chateau Quotes

“I need quiet in order to discern what’s in my mind. Otherwise it’s a giant messy swirl.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“But we Americans drink for that rosy-glow cliff, after which we blessedly drop out of our lives, for a bit.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“really. And you don’t get to choose your hand, but you do get to choose your play.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“drink aren’t for enjoyment in my world. People might pity that, but I find it freeing. I eat and drink for the fuel. Because in restricting myself, I feel light in my body, light with my father.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“Promises are things you say on behalf of your future self.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“These are the kindnesses best friends pay each other, to trip over each other’s failings and then straighten out the rug.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“Hugs are relegated to beginnings and endings. The reunion and the parting. I once overheard Darcy tell Jade that hugging me was as satisfying as hugging tissue paper. I wasn’t offended. It is a true statement. I am a slippery person. It is hard to pin me down, get up underneath all my layers.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau

“She said I should walk out of the chateau and never look back. That she’d seen victims replay events ad nauseum for their entire lives. Eventually it becomes unclear in their minds who was the perpetrator and who was the victim. She said if I did that, I would start to blame myself. Think of a thousand little missteps, how things could have been different. Leave it in the past. Walk forward to your future.”
― Jaclyn Goldis, The Chateau