Juliette Fay > Quotes

“Loneliness is painful. But suffering is not wrong in and of itself. It's part of the human experience, and in a way brings us closer to all people.”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“The Magi in my life have always surprised me. They have often been people I initially felt I had nothing in common with. Sometimes I didn't even like them. But they came bearing gifts. Of wisdom, or acceptance. One or two came to give me a kick in the pants...and some left as suddenly as they came. They returned to their respective homelands or continued on their own journeys. I miss some of them... But we all have to find our way toward what ever miracle awaits us. And to perform miracles, when it is in our power to do so. Maybe the most important question is: how do I serve the Magi for others? How generously do I give my gifts - and not just to the obvious recipients in my life? How far out of my way do go to recognize and pay homage to miracles? Not very far some days. But on good days, just far enough. ”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“We all miss people. I miss my parents, may they rest in peace. I miss my marriage when it was good. You don't have to stop missing. You just have to accept that missing doesn't mean you turn away your happiness.”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“We're all on loan. The only thing that makes sense is to be together.”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“So what does forgiveness really do for you? Is it even a real thing? Or is it something humans just made up to make ourselves feel better? Or is it like the concept of time, something that actually exists, but our little brains can't really comprehend it, so we just measure it and give the pieces names until we've dumbed it down for ourselves?”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“The memory of a book, Dana mused as she turned off the light and headed out of the room. Wouldn't life be so easy if that's all we needed to feel comforted?”
― Juliette Fay, Deep Down True

“There's a million what-ifs in life. You just have to keep yourself from thinking about the bad ones.”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“‎"Seni çok özlüyorum" diye mırıldandı Ethan."Üniversite berbat.Sen yoksun.Bunun iyi birşey olacağını düşünmüştüm,sanki hiç kimsenin tanımadığı biri olmak beni rahatlatacaktı.Öyleydi de.Bir hafta kadar." Ethan birden kapının eşiğine çöktü. "Fakat sonra çok yalnız kaldım.Bunun bir baş ağrısı falan gibi geçmesini bekledim." Bitkin bir şekilde omuzlarını silkti”
― Juliette Fay

“I guess it’s safe to say that at any given moment it’s a somber time for somebody.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“There was no soft place to land'
'No,' said Janie. 'Sometimes there just isn't'.”
― Juliette Fay, Shelter Me: A Novel About Grief, Fierce Motherhood, and Unexpected Love

“Finally there was an adult in the house.”
― Juliette Fay, The Harvey Girls

“Bundan sonra ne yapılması gerekliydi.Şimdi gidip Morgan’la konuşmalı mıydı*Tam olarak ne söyleyecekti?”Kendini kusturmaktan vazgeç,tatlım.Dişlerine zarar veriyor.”Ya da belki,”AKLINDAN NELER GEÇİRİYORDUN?” Veya dürüst olup,”Sana çok ağır,çok derin ve telafi edilemez hayal kırıklıkları yaşattığım için üzgünüm”mü demeliydi.”
― Juliette Fay

“Alva often left notes about teeth grinding or what she referred to as “ghostly moans.” Charlotte had half a mind to hide some chains under her bed and rattle them in the wee hours.”
― Juliette Fay, The Harvey Girls

“Apparently it was cheap pig lard that had inspired the term ham, meaning a poor-quality performer.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“Harry was a sandy-haired boy we’d all had a crush on at one time or another, he was just that universally lovable. Funny when you wanted to laugh, serious as a priest when you needed advice, he didn’t have much in the way of answers so much as an appearance of deep interest in the questions.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“The Dark Ages are alive and secretly thriving like a herpes infection among us.”
― Juilette Fay

“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. —Will Rogers, actor, singer, comedian, and social commentator”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“making. Sometimes I think I have a short somewhere in my relationship circuit.” “Don’t get fancy. You’re just an introvert.”
― Juliette Fay, The Half of It

“wanted”
― Juliette Fay, Deep Down True

“Though they had been born worlds apart, they both knew a mean-spirited fool when they saw one.”
― Juliette Fay, The Harvey Girls

“You’re going too fast!” Winnie whined. “Your legs are too short,” I snapped. “You need a pair of stilts so you can keep up.” “Wouldn’t stilts slow her down?” Kit asked. Honestly, if my hands hadn’t been full, I would’ve pinched them both good and hard.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“with the tenderness her father showed her mother when they thought no one saw.”
― Juliette Fay, The Harvey Girls

“Twenty-Five dollars. That would cover almost a month's rent.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend.
Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. —Groucho Marx, comedian and actor”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“Cornwall, the college of my dreams, would cost two hundred dollars. Per year.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“None of us was born in the shoes we’re standing in,” replied Will.”
― Juliette Fay, The Harvey Girls

“There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them hav to pee on a electric fence for themselves.”
― Juliette Fay, The Tumbling Turner Sisters

“Will would not strike without provocation; she was somehow certain of this. She felt strangely, unaccountably, undeniably… safe.”
― Juliette Fay, The Harvey Girls

“I’m saying it’s always better to err on the side of kindness, even if the other person doesn’t get it.”
― Juliette Fay, Catch Us When We Fall

“I want to have friends who’ll catch me when I stumble, and help me turn my mistakes into something that’s okay in the end.”
― Juliette Fay, Catch Us When We Fall