Sloane Crosley Quotes About Home

• It seemed more and more like something out of a children's book - the butterfly that followed the little girl all the way home to her fifth-floor walk-up. How above-the-law children's books are. Hansel and Gretel (littering, breaking and entering), Rumpelstiltskin (forced labor), Snow White (conspiracy to commit murder), Rapunzel (breach of contract).

  Sloane Crosley

  Girl, Children, Book

  Sloane Crosley (2012). “I Was Told There'd Be Cake”, p.115, Portobello Books

• Lo más duro es pasarse doce horas al día acomodándose al resto del mundo, y luego volver a casa por la noche y criticarlo. Tendría curiosidad por saber qué escribiría si no tuviera que preocuparme por ofender.

  Sloane Crosley

  Home, Writing, Night

• Like most citizens of popular and international urban centres, I don't take advantage of the cultural opportunities. Perhaps this comes from growing up in suburbia. Home is where you eat, sleep, read, watch television and ignore your parents. It is not where you go to the ballet and then attend a heated panel discussion about it afterwards.

  Sloane Crosley

  Growing Up, Home, Sleep

• If I go into a sandwich shop or anywhere that features 'Today's specials' on a chalkboard more than 10 feet away, I have to ask for a printed menu. I smile at people I don't know on the street and ignore those I do. When at home, I often find myself grabbing my 'back-up' glasses to search for the better-loved pair I have left on top of my dresser.

  Sloane Crosley

  Home, Glasses, Feet

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