When Trying to Return Home Quotes

“The Estelle who said yes to me in my fantasies wasn't the Estelle from my class; she was a girl in my head, maybe some part of me.”
― Jennifer Maritza McCauley, When Trying to Return Home: Stories

“If we were caught, no matter what, we'd be at fault, even though we weren't the only criminals.”
― Jennifer Maritza McCauley, When Trying to Return Home: Stories

“Mavis immediately regretted how she'd used that world. Fuck >i beautiful i<. Mavis wasn't the kind of person who used >i beautiful i< unless she was being sarcastic. She wanted to shove the >i beautiful i< back in her mouth.”
― Jennifer Maritza McCauley, When Trying to Return Home: Stories

“So now that you’ve felt all sorts of things,” Mavis said, her eyes red-veined. “Leaving. Limerence. Lust. Love. What will you do tomorrow?”
― Jennifer Maritza McCauley, When Trying to Return Home: Stories

“If a man staggered home with a shoeless shopgirl in hand, he didn’t intend to use her. He just wanted some sable skin to hide his face in, a smile to tell his secrets to. She just wanted a safe night with a country man who’d tell her good lies.”
― Jennifer Maritza McCauley, When Trying to Return Home: Stories