Nancy Johnson > Quotes

“A lie could be kind to you if you wanted it to be, if you let it.”
― Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie

“What went on in his mind belonged to him, no guardrails, no judgment from the grown-ups, no rules to break, just a private space in a cluttered world that was his and his alone.”
― Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie

“For her, love had always been about holding on too tight. She could never get the grip just right.”
― Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie

“As much as Ruth wanted to believe that better days lay ahead, she left church more confused than convicted.”
― Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie

“There’s no right way to be a mother. You do what you know how to do at the time and pray it all comes out okay in the end. I think of it like baking a cake. You pour all your best ingredients in the bowl. Flour, sugar, eggs, and real butter—no yogurt or applesauce substitutes, either. You mix it real good and then put it in the oven and you wait for it to rise. Take it out too early, it won’t be done, or it may fall.”
― Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie