S.M. Freedman > Quotes

“He was cold. He was so little and so very cold. That same cold clamped around his adult bones as the trees fell away and The Ranch opened out around him.”
― S.M. Freedman, The Faithful

“Dearest Josh, I can’t. It just hurts too bad. If you ever find my baby, please tell her I’m sorry. Tell her I loved her. Thank you for being my only friend. Thank you for caring about my sweet girl. I’m sorry. Love, Sherry “Damn.”
― S.M. Freedman, The Faithful

“stepped through the doorway and into the intoxicating smell of garlic-roasted chicken, freshly baked bread, and the sweet cinnamon-nutmeg blend of apple pie. He”
― S.M. Freedman, The Faithful

“traced”
― S.M. Freedman, The Faithful

“Mother Susan died on the temple steps, in hearing distance of her husband’s Sunday sermon. Uncle G shouted about the sin that had been committed against their land of refuge, and against the children of God who lived within its borders. As his voice rose to preach the need for a blood atonement, his wife lay bleeding on the concrete landing outside the temple. The irony was lost on Grace until much later.”
― S.M. Freedman, Blood Atonement

“of doughnuts, so we stopped briefly in Las Cruces before heading directly”
― S.M. Freedman, The Faithful