Beth Raymer > Quotes

“I. Jumped,” she said. I took off for my room. Lorraine stood her ground, insisting that Mom was only trying to get attention. Out of the myriad of differences between Lorraine and me, this was the biggest one: I dodged the draft. She went to war.”
― Beth Raymer, Fireworks Every Night

“When you're doing good everybody wants to be your best friend, he said. When you're doing bad nobody wants to know you. That's in any business in any part of life. If you live long enough, you'll see what I mean.”
― Beth Raymer, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling

“Successful gamblers say that if you really want to excel in their line of work, you must be able to "ride the wave," the "wave" being losing streaks, the fear of getting busted, and the sickening feeling that strikes with smiting force when you realize you trusted someone you shouldn't have--that you were taken for a sucker.”
― Beth Raymer, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling