“... She told me not to let it make me angry, not to let it break my heart, but to remember that we all lose the things we love the most and how we have to remember that we were lucky to have them at all in the first place.”
―
Catherine Steadman,
Something in the Water
“It's impossible to know if we were a good thing that broke somehow or a bad thing that eventually became exposed. But either way, if I could just go back now to the way we were, I would. I would, without a moment's hesitation. If I could just lie in his arms one last time, I could live with an illusion the rest of my life. If I could, I would.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“always read outside your comfort zone. That’s where stories come from. That’s where ideas come from.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Sometimes you're the lamp post, and sometimes you're the dog.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave? Wonder no longer. It takes an age. However long you think it takes, double that.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“I guess that’s the way life works, isn’t it—nothing, and then everything at once.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Five A.M. is already the sort of hour that prompts you to question your life choices.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“But you don't sign up for certain things without knowing the rules, Erin. And if you've signed up for the game, then you can't complain when you lose. You got to lose with dignity is all; a good sportsman always lets people lose with dignity.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“A game is only a game if you do not fully understand it.” ― Catherine Steadman, The Family Game
“I’m no damsel in distress, trust me, I’ve survived a lot more than most, but you can’t underestimate the overwhelming power of someone swooping in to save you after a lifetime of having to save yourself.” ― Catherine Steadman, The Family Game
“But that's life, isn't it? Sometimes you're the dog; sometimes you're the lamppost.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“I’m beginning to realize that being rich doesn’t really mean having money to buy nice things; it means having money to avoid the rules.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Sometimes the most terrifying thing is our own imagination.” ― Catherine Steadman, Mr. Nobody
“Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.” ― Catherine Steadman, The Family Game
“If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat. —JEAN-PAUL SARTRE, Le Diable et le Bon Dieu” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“The horizon is always approximately three miles away from you when viewed at sea level.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“I’m almost certain we left no trace, but that’s the thing about slipups, isn’t it, you don’t know you’ve made one?” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“But in the words of Murakami, the master of the hard slog: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“It's impossible to know if we were a good thing that broke somehow or a bad thing that eventually became exposed. But either way, if I could just go back now to the way we were, I would. I would, without a moment's hesitation. If I could just lie in his arms one last time, I could live with an illusion the rest of my life. If I could, I would.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“always read outside your comfort zone. That’s where stories come from. That’s where ideas come from.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Sometimes you're the lamp post, and sometimes you're the dog.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Have you ever wondered how long it takes to dig a grave? Wonder no longer. It takes an age. However long you think it takes, double that.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“I guess that’s the way life works, isn’t it—nothing, and then everything at once.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Five A.M. is already the sort of hour that prompts you to question your life choices.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“But you don't sign up for certain things without knowing the rules, Erin. And if you've signed up for the game, then you can't complain when you lose. You got to lose with dignity is all; a good sportsman always lets people lose with dignity.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“A game is only a game if you do not fully understand it.” ― Catherine Steadman, The Family Game
“I’m no damsel in distress, trust me, I’ve survived a lot more than most, but you can’t underestimate the overwhelming power of someone swooping in to save you after a lifetime of having to save yourself.” ― Catherine Steadman, The Family Game
“But that's life, isn't it? Sometimes you're the dog; sometimes you're the lamppost.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“I’m beginning to realize that being rich doesn’t really mean having money to buy nice things; it means having money to avoid the rules.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“Sometimes the most terrifying thing is our own imagination.” ― Catherine Steadman, Mr. Nobody
“Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.” ― Catherine Steadman, The Family Game
“If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat. —JEAN-PAUL SARTRE, Le Diable et le Bon Dieu” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“The horizon is always approximately three miles away from you when viewed at sea level.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“I’m almost certain we left no trace, but that’s the thing about slipups, isn’t it, you don’t know you’ve made one?” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
“But in the words of Murakami, the master of the hard slog: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ― Catherine Steadman, Something in the Water
