Quotations from the book

Rival

Penelope Douglas

Expressions like "the good ole days" implied that life used to be of a higher quality than it is now, but I think everything looks better in retrospect.

—Penelope Douglas in Rival

Sometimes I wore smiles but didn't feel them. Sometimes I felt them and didn't wear them.

—Penelope Douglas in Rival

Whether or not he still wanted me, I knew he wouldn't want anyone else to have me.

—Penelope Douglas in Rival