Stitches: A Memoir Lies and Deceit Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

Finally, when Great-Grandmother Murphy died, everyone learned she had been a petty thief. Her bedroom chest was stuffed with piecegoods: ladies' kid gloves, ribbons, lengths of silk and spools of lace. In all her years of stealing she had never been stopped. (1.317)

Every time David's great-grandmother stole something from the dry-goods store (that's what they had in the olden days before Target), the shop owner would call her husband, who would come pay the bill. Not only did nobody else know she was stealing, she herself didn't know her husband was subsidizing it.

Quote #2

Also on those enchanted bridge club evenings, something happened to my mother. (2.19)

When David's mom looks at Mrs. Dillon, her face breaks into a smile, and we see her eyes behind her glasses again. They have a secret—David's not the only one with a crush on Mrs. Dillon.

Quote #3

"Mmm! Tasty meatloaf, Mama!" (3.109)

David's dad says this in a panel in which the family sits around the table scowling down at their plates, eating a meal that looks like dry pellets. He's trying to fool his family—or maybe himself—into thinking everything's okay.