Jennifer Fawcett > Quotes

“Why is it that some people -- mainly women, my own age-- feel the need to patronize me? It usually happens with the ones who are mothers. It's like my not having kids, not being married and now not having a job keeps me in some kind of childish state in their minds.”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Beneath the Stairs

“Eddie Ward. A name my family never says. Eddie Ward has been rotting in a prison cell for over thirty years, but despite being locked away, his name unspoken, he is still with us, while each year my mother fades further into the past.”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Keep This for Me: A Novel

“If I was going to hide something. I'd put it with the underwear," Lori said
"The dirty underwear. Then no one would want to touch it."
You keep dirty underwear in your dresser? Clair thought but didn't say.”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Beneath the Stairs

“The other lesson that these past few months have taught me: the antidote to stillness-- and the memories it holds-- is to keep moving.”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Beneath the Stairs

“Next time they're holding auditions for Fast & Furious in my driveway. Let me know. Lol”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Beneath the Stairs

“I never noticed birds before, but now I see them all the time.It makes it nicer, you know, even if you're just going for a walk, like in a place where you walk all the time, or just sitting and looking out the window. I used to think that was boring, but there's so much to see. That's what he's taught me.”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Beneath the Stairs

“I realized tonight why I’m drawn to Lily; I see myself in her. I know what it’s like to be that age, to be carrying so much and have no one who can help you lift it. And she’s trusted me from the moment she met me.”
― Jennifer Fawcett, Keep This for Me: A Novel