Irene

“Oh. maybe little kids are trouble, sometimes, but only for a good reason: They are tired. They are hungry. They are afraid. He supposes a great many ills of adults might be cured by a nap or a good meal or a bit of timely reassurance. But adults complicate everything. They are by nature complicators. They learned to make things harder than they need to be and they learned to talk way too much.”
― Elizabeth Berg, The Story of Arthur Truluv

“And she finally told Nola that she was so worried about whether she could love two children, about whether she could make room in her heart for as much love as she felt for Bobby. Wasn't it betraying Bobby, to love another child? And Nola told her what her sister Patricia had said, after having her second. Patricia said she felt like she'd grown a second heart.”
― Elizabeth Berg, The Story of Arthur Truluv

“Everybody makes mistakes, sometimes even before we get up in the morning. We can’t help but make mistakes. The important thing is to keep trying. And to apologize when you need to.”
― Elizabeth Berg, The Story of Arthur Truluv

“I'll love you forever in darkness and sun, I'll love you past when my whole sweet life is done.”
― Elizabeth Berg, The Story of Arthur Truluv