The Vacation Rental Quotes

“He was always my other half, my twin flame,”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“There are things I’ve seen that I’d like to forget, of course. Things that have happened, little slights and big tragedies. But mostly I think it’s an oversensitivity to the world. It’s like I was supposed to be born with a better outer shield, like I don’t have the right layers of skin to just let things bounce off and settle.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“As a sixteen-year-old, Georgia ruled the house with harsh demands and an air of self-involvement so thick you felt like you were entering an atmosphere where you might not be able to find your own oxygen.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“You have to get so close to objects and people to figure out how real they are.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“I don’t care, and if I get even a little close to caring about what everyone thinks, I think about my mom, and the way she held her head high and marched us through town, even with her demons.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“You never know what someone else needs in a moment, and if you can give someone a second of kindness, then why wouldn’t you?”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“People don’t blame people because there’s a point. It’s just something they feel.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“Even the least artistic mother can usually capture a shot of her child stunning enough to be on the cover of Parents magazine.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“There are some things in my past I need clarity on, real answers. And then there are other things I’d rather leave buried in cavernous graves.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“People stop doing that, don’t they? Even lovers stop staring into each other’s eyes as the years pass.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“Life is hard and complicated and wonderful,”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

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― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental

“You worry too much,” he says, flipping a page, his fingers already stained with newsprint. “Says every husband whose wife has children,” I say.”
― Katie Sise, The Vacation Rental