Nine Perfect Strangers Quotes

“Frances had struggled to explain that strangers were by definition interesting. It was their strangeness. The not-knowing. Once you knew everything there was to know about someone, you were generally ready to divorce them.”

“For him, rules were about politeness and respect and ensuring the survival of a civilized society.”

″...she was generally happy with her body as long as it wasn’t giving her pain..”

“As she swam, she silently chanted in time with her strokes: ‘I’m so happy, I’m so happy, I’m so happy, breathe, I’m so happy, I’m so happy, I’m so happy, breathe.‘”

“She understood she was no longer in her heyday, but she was still a solid, mid-level performer.”

″‘Make sure it doesn’t change us,’ he slurred, just before they fell asleep that night, and Jessica thought, ‘What are you talking about? It’s already changed us!‘”

“It was a window into another world. Into a capitalist world. It all seemed so different, so amazing, so…abundant.”

“She looked at her nine guests, all of whom now had their eyes obediently closed as they awaited her instructions. Their destinies were in her hands. She was going to change them not just temporarily, but forever.”

“She could not heal and she refused to even try.”

“You are a woman in the prime of your life! You should march into a room with your head held high! Like you are walking onto a stage, a battlefield!”