Quotes from Lauren Groff, Fates and Furies

Only when she smiled at him was he finally able to relax.

What she did not tell him balanced neatly with what she did.

He had become, after all, her home.

It was mathematical, marriage. Not, as one might expect, additional. It was exponential.

Mathilde and Lotto held hands in the taxi going to brunch, communicating, not speaking.

When your family dismisses you, like Lotto's did, you create your own family

she'd played mother and wives. Women in narratives were always defined by their relations.

Also the fact that he's a guy. A girl screws around like Lotto and she's like diseased. Untouchable. But a guy can stick it to a million places and everyone just thinks he's doing what boys do.

I like a bit of spunk in a lady

The balls it took to proclaim a creative profession, the narcissism.

Perhaps living in fear can drive all devils out of a person.