Madeline

“Memory has a way of distorting the past, of making certain events seem larger and more significant in retrospect than they ever could have been at the time they occured.”
― Tom Perrotta, Little Children

“A part of me was always aware of how painful it would feel after the happiness wore off. So I was never really happy, like, ever.”
― Jade Sharma, Problems

“Something else to be grateful for: the gentle protection of uneventfulness.”
― Benjamin Markovits, Fathers and Daughters: A Novel

“Every time he says or does something weird, it's that specific thing they react to, not to Herman himself. Herman's self-aware enough to know that the hairbreadth distinction between the two is a coping mechanism.”
― Bradley Somer, Fishbowl