“In this neck of the woods, the deeper the roots of your family tree, the higher your social esteem. My neighbor was a sapling transplanted into a prehistoric forest.” — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“I find it ironic that someone so ambivalent about living fights so hard to survive.” — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“But the more you confront the negativity head-on, the less it can control you. When you hear that voice inside saying you can’t do… — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“See how long and bold my life line is? It's an indication of my sexual prowess.” — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“His hand caresses my cheek. "Scarlett, I don't want to lose you by fucking up our friendship. I want you in my life, and if we do this, I will lose you. If that means showing some self-restraint for once in my goddamn life, then I will." Both his hands cup my cheeks. "You make me want to be a… — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share
“Everything just feels so right when I'm with you, Scarlett. I can be me. But it's more than that. You give me something I haven't had in a long time, if ever. You give me peace. It's like the jumbled mess in my head can settle down, and I can be still with you. Like none of the other stuff… — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share
“Yes, you kept me alive, but you didn’t get me a seat at the table.” He shook his head in frustration. “It took a… — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“People only have the ability to make you feel badly about yourself if you let them.” — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“Perhaps you and I aren't meant to be together in this lifetime. Maybe we're suppose to wait for eternity.” — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
“Gossip in Henryetta spread faster than a smallpox plague in an internment camp.” — Denise Grover Swank Copy Share Image
