Brittney Johnson

“Yes, people's lives bump and collide and we send one another spinning off in different directions. But that 's life. It's not unique to you. We each make our own choices.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names

“Mehri has always treated parenting like she’s cooking a big warming pan of something: a pinch of that, a pinch of this, she’s sure it will turn out fine in the end. Cora’s own approach has always felt more like baking a cake: carefully measuring out ingredients and trying not to ruin everything. She admires Mehri’s way.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names

“Because sometimes their need to please previous generations is greater than their need to love future ones.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names

“He was not his father. He'd thought he walked a narrow line, at any moment ready to tip into likeness. But the line wasn't narrow after all. It was a great, uncrossable chasm.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names