Molly Fader > Quotes

“Hope liked the way night fell out here, with all its sly drama, its creeping and crawling. And then the last epic battle of it all -- the sky turning outrageous colors as if to call out the shadows for trying to be so sneaky.”
― Molly Fader, The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season

“They were little things, but it was always the little things that rubbed a person raw. That hurt the most.”
― Molly Fader, The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season

“I was scared I’d never love a person after Todd. Scared of what my parents would say. Todd’s parents. I was scared the shame would overwhelm me. I was scared of regretting this for the rest of my life. I was scared I wouldn’t regret it. I was scared of my relief. “Listen to me,” Kitty whispered, her voice and her eyes so fierce, so strong. She leaned down so her beautiful face was all I could see. “What you’re feeling, everything you’re feeling. You feel it and then you let it go. You hold on to it and it’ll break you right in half. You can’t break, Betts. The world needs you. I need you.”
― Molly Fader, The Sunshine Girls