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Split: A Memoir of Divorce
Suzanne Finnamore
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Such silence has an actual sound, the sound of disappearance.”
“I was steeped in denial, but my body knew.”
“I used to loathe ambivalence; now I adore it. Ambivalence is my new best friend.”
“Delusion detests focus and romance provides the veil.”
“A heart can stop beating for a while, one can still live.”
“Daily I walk around my small, picturesque town with a thought bubble over my head: Person Going Through A Divorce. When I look at other people, I automatically form thought bubbles over their heads. Happy Couple With Stroller. Innocent Teenage Girl With Her Whole Life Ahead Of Her. Content Grandmother And Grandfather Visiting Town Where Their Grandchildren Live With Intact Parents. Secure Housewife With Big Diamond. Undamaged Group Of Young Men On Skateboards. Good Man With Baby In BabyBjörn Who Loves His Wife. Dogs Who Never Have To Worry. Young Kids Kissing Publicly. Then every so often I see one like me, one of the shambling gaunt women without makeup, looking older than she is: Divorcing Woman Wondering How The Fuck This Happened.”
“He left a bit too easily and with obvious relief. His feet were swift and sure on the muddy path.”
“Any way I slice reality it comes out poorly, and I feel an urge to not exist, something I have never felt before; and now here it comes with conviction, almost panic. I mentally bless and exonerate anyone who has kicked a chair out from beneath her or swallowed opium in large chunks. My mind has met their environment, here in the void. I understand perfectly.”
“I know one thing about men," Bunny says with finality, leaving the room to check on A. "They never die when you want them to.”
“So many events and moments that seemed insignificant add up. I remember how for the last Valentine´s Day, N gave flowers but no card. In restaurants, he looked off into the middle distance while my hand would creep across the table to hold his. He would always let go first. I realize I can´t remember his last spontaneous gesture of affection.”
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Book Keywords:
seperation, divorce, cheating, infidelity, death, silence, relationships, delusion, marriage, breaking-up, romance, deception, suicide, heart, husband