Marley Jacobs > Quotes

“I want to feel embarrassed by my desperation but I’m too busy feeling desperate.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“I bleed passion. I’m not entirely sure what this means but I’m greedy over the words. They’re so full of life. And I really need some life to balance out the desperate allure of the dark.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“Grief is one of those ideas you think you understand until you meet it face-to-face, gut-to-gut. After a sledgehammer of an introduction it insults you further by taking up residence deep inside your soul. It has the obnoxious melodrama of a teenage girl and the hormonal pulse of a bitter pregnant woman – not to mention the nocturnal stamina of a fucking vampire.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“Lorraine once told me, smile big when you’re sad. Smile big when you’re happy. Smile big when you’re bored. Because regardless how you feel, your face could use a stretch.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“The tip of his finger slides down my face, tilting my chin up so my head is delicately but effectively locked in place. “I get that you feel torn about this but you’re going to have to figure things out because now that I finally have your attention, I’m going to make sure I keep it.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“Oh my god! You still have a crush on Nic don’t you? That’s so cute, brother! You’re like Brand from Adventures in Babysitting.” Miles cackles at this reference but my blood runs cold. Aubrey’s pension for eighties movies has just turned me into a pedophile.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“Suddenly the anger drains out of me or maybe the sadness just decides to swallow it. It feels like the whole world should be crying. I hope that it is; I hope that if I were to walk outside our front door, I’d see the entire fucking world seizing in pain.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic

“Not only am I a genius at deductive reasoning, but I’m a mother –that’s like Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rolled into one giant fucking ovary.”
― Marley Jacobs, Goodnight, Nic