Stuart Nadler > Quotes

“The inscription on his gravestone had felt so wholly insufficient the moment she saw it. Just a name and dates, carved by machine. Just the inadequate and impersonal. Loving Father and Husband, like every other headstone there, whether it was true or not. This was the tasteful way to do it, she knew, even though it showed none of the true shape of the man”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables

“One learned the language of insults before learning exactly what they meant.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables

“Motherhood for her had always been a conflict between proper concern and far too much worry.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables: A Novel

“Love had unexpectedly rearranged her.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables

“People get lonely. People act foolish. People sometimes find other people attractive physically even if they don't find them particularly attractive personally. People are occasionally capable of extreme cruelty. This doesn't mean that people aren't capable of good deeds and trust and redemption.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables

“Someone needs to invent a cure for idiocy in middle-aged men.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables

“The book's premise was simple: Women too should enjoy sex.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables

“It always seemed important to remember that men rendered liberty as a woman.”
― Stuart Nadler, The Inseparables: A Novel