“ In his heart of hearts, Jack London knew that we can never build a fire. Not when we really need to. Tom Perrotta
“ She kept checking her e-mail every five minutes, carrying the phone everywhere she went, just in case he decided to get in touch while she was in the shower or the laundry room. Tom Perrotta
“ You were a kid and couldn’t defend yourself. Girls wear pink, boys wear blue. Boys are tough. Girls are sweet. Women are caregivers with soft bodies. Men are leaders with hard muscles. Girls get looke… Tom Perrotta
“ Wherever he was, he was onto something else, growing up without her, leaving her more alone than she already was. Tom Perrotta
“ What about Clinton? I asked. He's pretty interesting.Ugh. Dad looked disgusted. That guy. He could stand out in the rain all day and not get wet. Tom Perrotta
“ Something had happened to him ove the past couple of years, something to do with being home with Aaron, sinking into the rhythm of a kid's day. The little tasks, the small pleasures. The repetition th… Tom Perrotta
“ He'd never had to make the adjustments and compromises other people accepted early in their romantic careers; never had a chance to learn the lesson that Sarah taught him everyday--that beauty was onl… Tom Perrotta
“ He spun on his heels and jogged backward across the goal line, the ball raised triumphantly overhead, a gesture that looked arrogant when the pros did it on TV but felt right just then, allowing him t… Tom Perrotta
“ Doesn’t settle for less than she deserves, or apologize unless it’s absolutely necessary. Tom Perrotta
“ I read 'The Great Gatsby' in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love. Tom Perrotta
“ WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE GUILTY REMNANT. WE HAVE TAKEN A VOW OF SILENCE. WE STAND BEFORE YOU AS LIVING REMINDERS OF GOD’S AWESOME POWER. HIS JUDGMENT IS UPON US. Tom Perrotta
“ The G.R. wasn’t big on spelling out its creed; it had no priests or ministers, no scripture, and no formal system of instruction. It was a lifestyle, not a religion, an ongoing improvisation rooted in… Tom Perrotta
“ She felt strong and blissfully empty gliding through the crisp November air, enjoying the intermittent warmth of the sun as it filtered down through the overhanging trees, which were mostly stripped o… Tom Perrotta
“ On the first day of Human Sexuality, Ruth Ramsey wore a short lime green skirt, a clingy black top, and strappy high-heeled sandals, the kind of attention-getting outfit she normally wouldn't have wor… Tom Perrotta
“ Maybe that's what we look for in the people we love, the spark of unhappiness we think we know how to extinguish. Tom Perrotta
“ It was nothing really, just a passing shadow. And Eve had lived long enough to know that it was foolish to worry about a shadow, everybody had one, it was just the shape your body made when the sun ca… Tom Perrotta
“ INTRODUCTION TO GENDER AND SOCIETY The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir A classic analysis of the Western conception of the woman. Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks A primer about the power and… Tom Perrotta
