Emily Ruskovich Quotes

“sibling laughter–he can hear it– not the laughter of school friends or neighbors or cousins. Something secret in that laughter, private, edged with meanness and devotion”
― Emily Ruskovich, Idaho

“Take you picture off the wall
And carry it away
Dye your hair the shades of fall
Don't let time turn it to gray

Don't think of me, I'll be all right
Seems I've always done okay
Just give me one more kiss good night
For the last time, turn away”
― Emily Ruskovich, Idaho

“He sings so softly. Almost a whisper. Not like her father at all. Like the voices they give to the dolls, the men.”
― Emily Ruskovich, Idaho

“There was a coldness in his unwavering ease, his constant and impersonal joy.”
― Emily Ruskovich, Idaho

“She feels in fact that Wade's death is the very end of her heart. It is strange to arrive here at the end after all this time, and also strange to realize she hasn't been here before.”
― Emily Ruskovich, Idaho

“Take your picture off the wall
So I won't have to see your eyes
And maybe soon I won't recall
The painful things that once were nice”
― Emily Ruskovich