Paulette Kennedy > Quotes

“Loretta hated it when people commented on her fluctuating figure—as if her body had value only when it was diminishing.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“It was surreal, how everything continued, how everything kept on after a person died. Shouldn’t time stop for grief, even for a moment, so one might catch their breath before things started moving again?”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“I think I’d rather have a dog than a husband. Their hearts are much more steadfast.”
― Paulette Kennedy, Parting the Veil

“Loretta loved libraries as much as she loved schools. Places of learning were her favorite kind of church—made sacred by the knowledge within their walls.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“One truly begins living once they no longer hold the opinions of others in high regard.”
― Paulette Kennedy, Parting the Veil

“And I also understand that bein’ a woman ain’t the easiest thing, and sometimes a woman’s got to find her peace and happiness wherever she can.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“Daddy didn’t know what to do with her tears. They only seemed to anger and frustrate him more. Sometimes solitude was grief’s best friend.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to realize that home is less about the place you live, and more about the people who love you. The memories you make. The laughter and tears and all the moments in between.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“Wherever a witch’s blood is spilled, a curse remains on the land. That’s the saying, all right. Nobody ever blames the men that do the killing and the burning, do they? Instead, they blame the witch.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“Cheers to adventure and drinking much more wine than tea.”
― Paulette Kennedy, Parting the Veil

“There’s all kinds of love, and one ain’t any better than the other. And I also understand that bein’ a woman ain’t the easiest thing, and sometimes a woman’s got to find her peace and happiness wherever she can.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“Loretta found Phyllis’s bigotry far more shameful than the long-needed changes sweeping the nation.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“There was darkness everywhere in Tin Mountain. You just had to know where to look.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“She just stands there, stunned, as if she’s woken from a dream. As if she’s been sleepwalking.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Artist of Blackberry Grange

“The clock on the mantle ticked on, measuring the time that Mama would never experience again. It was surreal, how everything continued, how everything kept on after a person died. Shouldn’t time stop for grief, even for a moment, so one might catch their breath before things started moving again?”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“Fear and desire make a confusing tangle in my chest. I’m intoxicated with the feel of Abby’s kisses, her love, but I’m also afraid. Bellflower saw us. He knows what we are, now. And if I’ve learned anything about preachers, demon possessed or not, they’ve got no use for our kind of love.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“she’d let him take everything over the years, in the name of security. Her education. Her books. The car. Her freedom.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Tremble for me, my darling,” he rasped. And as if he had command over her very body, Eliza came undone. After he’d met his own crisis, he wrapped her in his arms.”
― Paulette Kennedy, Parting the Veil

“It was surreal, how everything continued, how everything kept “on” after a person died. Shouldn’t time stop for grief, even for a moment, so one might catch their breath before things started moving again?”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“What if? What if she could write herself out of one life and into another?”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Granny ain’t dead. But she ain’t alive, neither. She’s somewhere in between. A place beyond sleep and dreaming, where her pulse beats soft as a butterfly’s wings.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“She’d do her best to stay quiet and small. The way he liked her.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“An orchid in a field full of cow parsley.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“I’ve learned enough to know you can’t put much trust in people who want what you have on Thursdays but won’t talk to you come Sunday morning.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“There were so many things she would have done differently if she had the chance.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Even if I deny him, he’ll find someone else to seduce. It’s who he is. What he does.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Artist of Blackberry Grange

“Listen to me, girl. There’s a certain kind of evil in this world that seeks our kind. And I don’t mean to lose you to it.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“But she’d let him take everything over the years, in the name of security. Her education. Her books. The car. Her freedom.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“The cutting had been a balm for Daddy’s neglect and her loneliness.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“Outside the cabin, the air was lilac sweet and thick with springtime. The moon hung high overhead, whisper thin and curved like a ladle.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain