The Weight of Air Quotes

“Mabel laughed. I can lift. I can pull and press and bear the weight of a hundred bricks. But I spent my entire life training to be strong, not useful. I can do nothing else.”
― Kimberly Duffy, The Weight of Air

“She'd tried so hard to be good. To be quiet and obedient and not a nuisance. But her trying never seemed to accomplish much of anything.”
― Kimberly Duffy, The Weight of Air

“Not exactly scintillating. Especially when what he most wanted was more time alone with Mabel. With his wife. With this woman he'd known for years but hadn't really seen.”
― Kimberly Duffy, The Weight of Air