On Fire Island Quotes

“I was a big fan of that post-beach nap when you lie down on top of your covers, sunburned and squeaky clean and drift off till dinnertime.”
― Jane L. Rosen, On Fire Island

“He took in a deep breath of salty sea air and smiled. He was looking forward to summer, but it felt significantly bigger than that. He felt like he was looking forward.”
― Jane L. Rosen, On Fire Island

“It held many years’ worth of memorabilia, chairs shaped like leather baseball gloves, and an odd selection of B-list celebrities of the day—reality-show players like a runner-up on American Idol and the then–Apprentice star, Donald Trump.”
― Jane L. Rosen, On Fire Island

“I knew firsthand that life’s wrongs stood a lot taller when you had little time left to right them”
― Jane L. Rosen, On Fire Island

“She yearned for the sanctity of a traditional marriage, for having that one person standing beside her, or behind her, or in front of her—whatever the circumstance at the time called for.”
― Jane L. Rosen, On Fire Island

“mourned the Cap’n Crunch–loving days of my youth before arriving safely at the Kashi and muesli. And let’s not even discuss Pop-Tarts—strawberry with white frosting dotted with sprinkles, cinnamon brown sugar, or chocolate—gooey and delicious from a two-minute stint in the toaster. What a waste of self-control that was.”
― Jane L. Rosen, On Fire Island