Patricia Gaffney Quotes

• You were the best thing in my life … I did love you. I do. As much as I’ve ever loved anyone, as much as I can. It feels like a lot – it takes up my whole heart.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Love You, Heart, Feels

  Patricia Gaffney (2000). “The Saving Graces”, Large Print Press

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• I hate jealousy. At least it's its own punishment; it makes me feel like hell.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Hate, Punishment, Hell

  Patricia Gaffney (2009). “The Saving Graces: A Novel”, p.134, Harper Collins

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• Topics... are what people talk about when they don't know each other well. Topics... are what men talk about.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Men, People, Topics

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• I often think my life would be a lot easier if I were a mute.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Thinking, Would Be, Easier

  Patricia Gaffney (2004). “Circle of Three”

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• ... laughter is cathartic and cleansing, that it's good for the body and the soul, and when it's real it's better than sex.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Sex, Laughter, Real

  Patricia Gaffney (2009). “The Saving Graces: A Novel”, p.218, Harper Collins

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• I love the slow, warming sensation of my body going numb when I drink.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Body, Numb, Drink

  Patricia Gaffney (2009). “The Saving Graces: A Novel”, p.140, Harper Collins

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• Little things. The thought of losing them makes them unbearably dear ... I only think of the sweetness. Simple things. The quarter moon, the taste of an orange. The smell of the pages of a new book.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Book, Moon, Simple

  Patricia Gaffney (2009). “The Saving Graces: A Novel”, p.128, Harper Collins

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• Misery alternates with euphoria.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Misery, Euphoria

  Patricia Gaffney (2009). “The Saving Graces: A Novel”, p.104, Harper Collins

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• What was it called, that symbol of the serpent eating its own tail? It probably signified infinity, endlessness, timelessness. But for me it would mean the effort to love well going on and on, round and round, always imperfect and always forgivable. The best we could ever do for each other.

  Patricia Gaffney

  Love, Mean, Effort

  Patricia Gaffney (2004). “Circle of Three”

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