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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.

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

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

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

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”

... 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

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

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

Misery alternates with euphoria.

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

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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