Maria Padian > Quotes

“If Im so brave, why do I feel like I might just ...
scream?”
― Maria Padian, Jersey Tomatoes are the Best

“I wish we could start over. I wish we were meeting for the first time. Clean slate.’

Haley considers this. It’s such a little-kid term. ‘Do-over!’ they’d shriek on the four-square court. The kickball field. Back when there was no mistake you couldn’t fix, no hurt you couldn’t heal with Band-Aids, hugs, and snacks. She’d love a do-over as well.”
― Maria Padian, Wrecked

“You understand that no one is just a color, like a crayon.”
― Maria Padian, How to Build a Heart

“For Carrie, words were volatile, intentional, Molotov cocktails of meaning.”
― Maria Padian, Wrecked

“The instant the words are out of his mouth, he realizes his mistake. It’s like getting smacked in the back of the head with a snowball: a thud, followed by glass-sharp prickles of dread melting down your neck.”
― Maria Padian, Wrecked

“Entitlement you could practically smell, like a fragrance.”
― Maria Padian, Wrecked