Escape
Barbara Delinsky
Top 10 Best Quotes
“What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.”
“I had nothing to fear from my father. Except his disappointment. Which was no small thing.”
“If you want to disappear, Emily, you can do it most anywhere.”
“You kids were all in college, and I suddenly saw that I was stuck alone with a man who, all those years later, was still wanting me to be someone I wasn't.”
“Tombstones don´t list jobs, they list relationships-mother, wife, daughter.”
“The question was whether James would love me if I was someone else.”
“one of the worst things about electronic communication. Lacking facial expression, tone of voice, or context, words could be taken any number of ways. With only one cryptic word now, I was discouraged.”
“Wildness in animals is a curious thing to us humans. Isn’t that why people watch Animal Planet? Escape. Maybe that’s why we watch. Animal behavior is elemental. It takes us back to a simpler time.”
“What was it they said about the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of crap being the bucket?”
“What made a friend a best friend? Did it have to be someone who knew your people, who shared your life outlook or your views on religion or politics? Could it just be someone who could talk and listen and commiserate?”
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Book Keywords:
running-away, respect, tather, love, fear, unhappy-marriage, disappear, children, life-lessons, disappointment, marriage, mother, mothering
