The Tenant Quotes

“If I am not the legal resident of the apartment you cannot evict me. You cannot evict Mrs. Tuttle, who is the legal resident of the apartment, because she is not living here. Unless you accept my check you are not going to receive any rent for the apartment at all because you cannot rent it to anyone else while I am living here because you cannot evict me so they could move in. Mrs. Tuttle will not pay the rent because she is not living here. Sincerely, Marian Griswold”
― Shirley Jackson, Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories

“Krista answers the door this time while I brace myself for whoever is on the other side.Who knows what this prospective tenant will be? A convicted murderer in chains? A cannibal? A fire-breathing dragon? At this point, nothing would surprise me.
But the woman standing in the doorway looks... normal.”
― Freida McFadden, The Tenant