Emily Shiner > Quotes

“and”
― Emily Shiner, You Can't Hide

“The one thing that adults don't realize about kids is that when we have our noses tucked in a book, we can still easily listen to whatever is going on around us. Books are magic. Invisibility cloaks. As soon as I pick a book up and start to read, it's like I completely disappear from sight”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“sometimes there are times when I wonder if I’m carving off too much of myself. Is there a point of no return where you give and you give until one day you look down at yourself and realize you’ve given so much that you’re no longer who you were—you’re a shell, or a stump, or something collapsed on the ground?”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“the”
― Emily Shiner, The Promise

“Living in the same house as someone who doesn't love you any longer is a strange dance. It's like Evan and I have opposing magnetic fields in us, like we can't get too close without repelling each other”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“She hates Evan, but not the way I do. I hate him because of what he did to my family; she hates him because of what he might do to hers”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“continue”
― Emily Shiner, Meet the Parents

“The man might be the head, but the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head any way she wants?”
― Emily Shiner, Meet the Parents

“Men. Always doing things that they shouldn’t. And then what happens? You have to be willing to clean up their mess, pick up their pieces, fix everything so nobody gets hurt.”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“It should be poetic. It would be poetic, but it's so trite, so overused. There's nothing poetic about death, nothing attractive about the way a body looks when it has gasped out its last breath and drawn nothing in”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“That's the thing about humans that a lot of people don't realize - so many people are worried about what others think of them when in reality it doesn't matter. Nobody cares. People are all too busy worrying about themselves to think about another person, let alone judge them”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“I thought I'd be the type of person to keep the house spotless, to know exactly where everything is at the same time. But life gets overwhelming, and even though that sounds like an excuse, it's not. It's the truth”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“A good wife would walk away from the phone because we all know that snooping in your significant other's messages is a great way to feel terrible about yourself or stir up problems, but the problems were already stirred up, weren't they? How in the world could me looking at his phone cause any additional issues?”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“You can't be mad at the world when a toddler comes running full speed at you, especially if that toddler thinks you hung the moon”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“Of course, you can't make men do something they don't want to - or talk them out of what they do want to do. Men, I've learned, like what they like, and damn you for trying to keep them from doing anything stupid”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“There's something incredibly decadent about being the first person up when it's still dark out, being able to move quietly through the house, flicking on lights to push the shadows back, maybe even turning on some soft music to help wake up”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“Still, sometimes there are times when I wonder if I’m carving off too much of myself. Is there a point of no return where you give and you give until one day you look down at yourself and realize you’ve given so much that you’re no longer who you were—you’re a shell, or a stump, or something collapsed on the ground?”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“The front door slams and I stiffen, mentally preparing myself for what I'm going to say to Mark. With him - like with most men, I'd wager - it's best to keep it short and simple, to state the facts without getting all bogged down in emotion. The only problem is that this is emotional for me”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“me—”
― Emily Shiner, Uninvited

“She flew down the stairs. I always hated that term, like she was a bird flying free, but still tethered to the earth, her feet pounding hard on the stairs like she was beating them into submission”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“There are a lot of people who believe in coincidences, but I'm not one of them. Nothing on this planet happens without reason, without purpose, and most of the time the reason something happens is because someone somewhere is being an idiot”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“That's the thing about teenagers - they don't need to verbally express their disappointment for everyone to know how they're feeling. Instead, it oozes out of them, creating an aura around them, something so physical that it feels like you should be able to reach out and touch it”
― Emily Shiner, The Wife in the Photo

“Any secret you keep long enough, especially from someone you love, can be enough to make you feel like you wronged the mob, were put in cement shoes, and thrown into the bay. That's exactly how I feel right now. It's like what I just did can't ever be taken back, and when it all comes to light, I'm going to have to answer for it”
― emily shiner, The Hotel

“Nobody told me that, when I became a wife, I'd have to overlook certain things my husband did. Nobody mentioned that you go from being this entire whole and complete person to someone who helps prop up your spouse, someone who has to be willing to carve off bits of yourself for other people”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“to”
― Emily Shiner, Meet the Parents

“Even though the day has been a nightmare, starting with my phone conversation with Carla, then the police stopping by, and finally Benji ending things with me, I can’t hold in my laughter. It bubbles out of me, and I grip my stomach, my abs aching.”
― Emily Shiner, The Waitress

“Abby is crazy if she thinks Chelsea has a crush on me. She's just a teenager. Sure, she's a little messed up, but aren't they all? Show me one teenager who says they don't have problems and I'll show you one that's lying to you”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“But when someone knows your biggest secret and can destroy everything you've worked for, how in the world do you manage that without that person taking you down with them?”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel

“His voice is quiet, and I hate him for it. When a marriage dies, it's not supposed to be with a whimper. I want to rage against him, but he's meek, barely able to look at me”
― Emily Shiner, The Hotel