Stephanie Sanders-Jacob > Quotes

“At first she felt angry. Wasn’t she beautiful enough, serene enough, to be a wellness consultant? “Why’s that?” She snipped.”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Pyramidia

“I follow the thread back from where I am—fire–freak show–Daddy dying–interviews–TV special–parades–conventions–book deal–radio shows–concerts–local paper—I follow it back, and it begins in a fray—nothing. There's nothing at the beginning of my rope—just dark, dizzying black. And when I see it, I don't feel much like singing at all.”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Singing All The Way Up

“I really want to be your friend,” she had said. They were the words of a child, naive and pure.”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Pyramidia

“Who was she to question her motives, her use of free time? Had this woman any idea of how monotonous, how boring and lonely being her child’s teacher was?”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Pyramidia

“Why had Angela made the tea so strong? Why hadn’t Angela warned her? Anger boiled, pushing the shame aside for a moment. They didn’t have the right to make her feel this way. It was a hazing ritual—that had to be it. She was right to be mad.”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Pyramidia

“Not over the death itself—she and Angela weren’t that close—but over the cause. What could Angela have overdosed on if not the tea?”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Pyramidia

“They’re predatory, Lucy. They’re not helping women. They’re taking advantage of them. They’re designed to prey on women and their connections, their places in society. I can’t think of anything less feminist, actually.”
― Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Pyramidia