Without her, home isn’t home. It’s as though all the color has been drained from the apartment we shared.
“You are not alone, and you are not the one in charge," Mother said gently. "Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God - and each other and ourselves - in times as dark as these.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“You’re not alone, and you’re not the one in charge,” Mother said gently. “Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God—and each other and ourselves—in times as dark as these.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“know now what matters, and it is not what I have lost. It is my memories. Wounds heal. Love lasts.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Perhaps that’s why I find myself looking backward. The past has a clarity I can no longer see in the present.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
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