Curtis Sittenfield > Quotes

“And as for Martha-I never understood when I was at Ault why she liked me as much as I liked her. Even now, I'm still not sure. I couldn't give back half of what she gave me, and that fact should have knocked off the balance between us, but it didn't, and I don't know why not....But she had liked me before I became likable; that was the confusing part....Martha was the closest friend I'd ever had; I was, as always, preoccupied by the present moment; and I was too young then to understand how simple facts of geography and time can separate people.”
― Curtis Sittenfield

“This desperate aversion to seeming like you wanted anything, or worse, to going after it, stayed with me for years after I left Ault.”
― Curtis Sittenfield

“And now I knew myself to be generous with encouragement only when I either did not want the thing the other person sought or did not believe the person would really get it. It was the opposite of what I aspired to - in the moment of truth, I wanted to be loyal and forthright, reliable, humble, trustworthy. Instead, I was greedy and envious.”
― Curtis Sittenfield

“Sometimes it amazes me how much these defining parts of our lives hinge on chance.”
― Curtis Sittenfeld, Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice

“…There was a fantasy aspect to our time together that I don’t think prepared us for some of the mundane daily struggles life has in store.”
― Curtis Sittenfield

“she was at times most able to enjoy her family members when she could sense their presence nearby without actually interacting with them.”
― Curtis Sittenfeld, Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice