The Guest List Quotes

“ah' he says 'I didn't think you had the local accent.' I wonder what he expects. Top o' the morning and to be sure, to be sure and shamrocks and leprechauns”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List

“As the daughter of a train driver and a nurse who grew up constantly strapped for cash, I'm fascinated by- and a little bit suspicious of- people who have made loads of money. To me they're like another species altogether, a breed of sleek and dangerous cats.”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List

“I walk into the water and it’s ten degrees cooler than the air,
absolutely freezing freezing cold, it makes my breath come all fast
and I can only take in little gulps of air. I feel the sting of the cut on
my leg as the salt gets in it. And I push further into it, so that the
water comes up to my chest, then my shoulders and now I really
can’t breathe properly, like I’m wearing a corset. I feel tiny fireworks
explode in my head and on the surface of my skin and all the bad
thoughts loosen, so I can look at them more easily.
I put my head under, shaking it to encourage the bad thoughts to
float away. A wave comes, and the water fills my mouth. It’s so salty
it makes me gag and when I gag I swallow more water and don’t
manage to breathe and more water goes in, and it’s in my nose too
and each time I open my mouth for air more water comes in instead,
great big salty gulps of it. I can feel the movement of the water under
my feet and it feels like it’s tugging me somewhere, trying to take me
with it. It’s like my body knows something I don’t because it’s fighting
for me, my arms and legs thrashing out. I wonder if this is a bit what
drowning is like. Then I wonder if I am drowning.”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List

“Prema mojem iskustvu, oni koji najviše poštuju pravila, također ih i najviše uživaju kršiti.”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List

“Kad iskusite najgore, prestanete se bojati ičega drugoga.”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List

“Ako doista volite nekoga, ne biste ga ničim povrijedili.”
― Lucy Foley, The Guest List