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181 " It is true I suffer migraines since my accident. It is true I do not suffer fools. "
― E. Lockhart , We Were Liars
182 " I am not talking about fate. I don’t believe in destiny or soul mates or the supernatural. I just mean we understood each other. All the way. "
183 " She made me act normal. Because I was. Because I could. She told me to breathe and sit up. And "
184 " And yet, there was a witch. There is always a witch. "
185 " tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn’t play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. Its horrors are not attributable to one single person. Tragedy is ugly and tangled, stupid and confusing. "
186 " I don't want to forget I'm trying to remember. "
187 " For the old people in my family—Mummy, the aunties, Granddad—the accumulation of beautiful objects is a life goal. Whoever dies with the most stuff wins. Wins what? is what I’d like to know. I used to be a person who liked pretty things. Like Mummy does, like all the Sinclairs do. But that’s not me anymore. "
188 " What fun we'd had, how beautiful we were. "
189 " It makes it hard to be alive, some days. A lot of times I wish I were dead, I truly do, just to make the pain stop. "
190 " It tasted like salt and failure. The bright red shame of being unloved soaked the grass in front of our house, the bricks of the path, the steps to the porch. "
191 " Yeah.” Gat was silent for a moment. “Do you believe in God?” “Halfway.” I tried to think about it seriously. I knew Gat wouldn’t settle for a flippant answer. “When things are bad, I’ll pray or imagine someone watching over me, listening. Like the first few days after my dad left, I thought about God. For protection. But the rest of the time, I’m trudging along in my everyday life. It’s not even slightly spiritual. "
192 " They built three new houses on their craggy private island and gave them each a name: Windemere for Penny, Red Gate for Carrie, and Cuddledown for Bess. "
193 " Every time Gat said these things, so casual and truthful, so oblivious—my veins opened. My wrists split. I bled down my palms. I went light-headed. I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice. Especially not Mummy. "
194 " The fairies came to christening parties and gave the babies magical gifts.Bounce, effort, and snark.Contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee.Sugar, curiosity, and rain.And yet, there was a witch.There's always a witch. "
195 " I never got an explanation. I just know he left me. "
196 " The question is: how to be a good person if I don’t believe anymore "
197 " I do not suffer fools "
198 " But also, he doesn’t like to let us off easy. He wants to make us think—even when we don’t feel like thinking. "
199 " We were warm and shivering, and young and ancient, and alive. "
200 " No. The question is: how to be a good person if I don't believe anymore. "