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 More Quotes by Tom Perrotta More Quotes From Tom Perrotta You could say that this book is ripped from the headlines, but that wouldn't be fair. Bret Anthony Johnston's riveting novel picks up where the tabloids leave off, and takes us places even the best journalism can't go. Remember Me Like This is a wise, moving, and troubling novel about family and identity, and a clear-eyed inventory of loss and redemption. Tom Perrotta wise book moving 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 only a part of it, and not even the most important part, that there were transactions between people that occurred on some mysterious level beneath the skin, or maybe even beyond the body. Tom Perrotta everyday careers people If anything, he seemed a little lonely, all too ready to open his heart at the slightest sign of interst. Tom Perrotta lonely heart littles There's not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. Tom Perrotta pain body mind Jill felt an emptiness open inside of her as she lifted her arm, a sense that something vital was being subtracted from her life. It was always like that when somebody you cared about went away, even when you knew it was inevitable, and it probably wasn't your fault. Tom Perrotta arms emptiness faults Meg was going to have to learn for herself what Laurie had figured out over the summer - that it was better to leave well enough alone, to avoid unnecessary encounters with the people you'd left behind, to not keep poking at that sore tooth with the tip of your tongue. Not because you didn't love them anymore, but because you did, and because that love was useless now, just another dull ache in your phantom limb. Tom Perrotta encounters summer people It just so happened that for most of my life I've lived in the suburbs. Tom Perrotta suburbs happened When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture. Tom Perrotta writing teacher culture My wife and I left New York when she got pregnant - we just thought it would be really hard to stay in the city. Tom Perrotta wife cities new-york My novels are certainly more exciting than my own life. Tom Perrotta my-own novel exciting A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result. Tom Perrotta progress life-changing school I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college. Tom Perrotta reading college ideas Safe from the Neighbors is a novel of unusual richness and depth, one that's as wise about the small shocks within a marriage as it is about the troubled history of Mississippi. Steve Yarbrough is a formidably talented novelist, shuttling between the past and present with a grace that feels effortless. Tom Perrotta grace wise past It felt good, the whole family together on a sunny morning in a wholesome environment. If it hadn't been for the warshiping God part, he would have happily attended church on a regular basis. Tom Perrotta church together morning I was writing very early, like I was involved in our high school literary magazine, which was called 'Pariah.' The football team was the Bears, and the literary magazine was 'Pariah.' It was great. It was definitely a real sub-culture. But I wrote stories for them. Tom Perrotta team real football My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them. Tom Perrotta play drama children I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade. Tom Perrotta obsessed religious littles I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences. Tom Perrotta growing-up writing school I was also known as Frodo because I was an early adopter of 'The Lord of the Rings. Tom Perrotta frodo rings lord It's not the cheating. It's the hunger for an alternative. The refusal to accept unhappiness. Tom Perrotta hunger alternatives cheating
