Jeannetta Goracke

“A scream pierced the sky, a child’s, so loud he dropped his cup, his right hand ready to reach for a weapon that wasn’t there. A survival reflex from another city, another part of the world. He tried to relax, but the scream had been real. Not like the whining wail he loathed, not even the shocked cry of a kid who’d just hurt himself. This scream had mortal fear in it. After three tours in Afghanistan, he knew the difference.”
― Barry Kirwan, When the children come

“Simon Pack attempting to rescue victims in a burning building: “His lungs burned, his eyes almost unseeing from the sting of fumes and smoke. Timbers cracking, things making small explosions, the heavy roaring a fire makes, all these together overwhelmed human sounds.”
― John M. Vermillion, Pack's Posse

“If we're not enough without it, we'll never be enough with it.”
― Janine Myung Ja, Adoption Stories

“Always believe in things and people that bring you pleasure. What good does it do to throw those things out the window?”
― Pat Conroy, The Great Santini