Jeannine A. Cook > Quotes

“I could not stand behind this guy who was suddenly wearing sunglasses and trucker hats and coming home drunk every night. I kept saying to myself that this can't be love, this can't be my legacy, no matter how handsome he may be and how big his muscles might get, no matter how much I love him, I could not hide behind him. I cold not go down in the story of my life like that.”
― Jeannine A. Cook, Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop

“The right people always come, and the wrong people end up disappearing. Remember neglect can be your ally.”
― Jeannine A. Cook, Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop

“Their love is blood-written, the type that stains the page, that hurts but never fades.”
― Jeannine A. Cook, Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop