Top 5 Notable Quotables & Giveaway: SLANTED LIGHT

Top Five Notable Quotables 

from Slanted Light by Teddy Jones

 In Slanted Light, Willa Jackson, as the “wise elder” in the story, is the source of some of my favorite quotes. Here are a few:

1.“What’s wrong is seldom one thing; it’s one more thing.”—Willa, speaking of her granddaughter Claire’s collapse under the pressure of several problems (page 153)

2. “You know how it is with people from Texas. We all eventually come home, one way or another.”—Willa, when asked if she’s leaving Taos and has come back to Texas to stay (page 157)

3. “A full explanation could take a long time. The short version is this. False pride makes a person do all they can to make things appear perfect when they aren’t. That leads to being unwilling to ask for or receive help.” —Willa, explaining to her granddaughter what had made her decide to return to Jackson’s Pond (page 181)

4. “Don’t look so stricken. It may never kill me. After all, I’ve made it to eighty-three. For years now I’ve considered each day a gift without a guarantee.” —Willa, explaining to her family that she has a degenerative neurological condition (page 219)

5. “He felt the same way. It’s one thing to gamble, but it’s another to let someone else hold your cards.” —Willa, discussing the possibility of using the cattle for collateral in order to keep the ranch solvent(page 267)