Stef Penney > Quotes

“Clearly the secret of happiness...is a variation on the general principle of banging your head against a wall, and then stopping.”
― Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves

“...it just goes to show you can't leave anything behind. You bring it all with you, whether you want to or not.”
― Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves

“I despise this weakness in myself--this endless one-sided conversation that takes the place of action...”
― Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves

“Tomorrow is always a better day to be an idiot.”
― Stef Penney, The Invisible Ones

“He smiled to show he meant no offense, but Scott takes offense like it is going out of style, and bristled.”
― Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves

“He thought of the next Saturday. [...] He thought of the picnic by the dipping pool on the river, where oaks and willows dappled the sun on water the color of tea; and girls in light summer dresses would sit in pools of pale cotton.
And he knew he would not go.”
― Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves

“I can't believe the phone has its own room!”
― Stef Penney, The Invisible Ones

“Le resulta agotador estar en compañía de personas para las que una sonrisa espontánia es señal de infantil debilidad.”
― Stef Penney, The Tenderness of Wolves

“She said she was sorry, which was kind but unnecessary, I said I was sorry too. We were both sorry and understanding”
― Stef Penney, The Invisible Ones