“She knew, too, that love didn’t evaporate. It faded, perhaps, lost its weight like bones left out in the sun, but it didn’t go away.”
― Firefly Lane
― Firefly Lane
“A son is a son until he takes him a wife; a daughter is a daughter for all of her life.”
― The Husband's Secret
― The Husband's Secret
“I love you, Mommy,” Marah said. To the world at large, perhaps this was an ordinary moment in an ordinary day, but to Kate it was extraordinary. This was the reason she’d chosen to stay home instead of work. She judged the meaning of her life in nanoseconds, perhaps, but she wouldn’t trade this instant for anything. “I love you, too. That’s why we’re playing hooky for the rest of the day. We’re going to go to a matinee of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Marah slid out of the booth, grinning. “You’re the best mommy ever.” Kate laughed. “I just hope you remember that when you’re a teenager.”
― Firefly Lane
― Firefly Lane
“Losing someone you love is harder. One minute they're there, the next they're gone. There were times I wished they would rise up from the dead.”
― Chosen
― Chosen
“Nobody ever told you that being a mother is all about making what seemed like thousands of tiny decisions.”
― The Husband's Secret
― The Husband's Secret
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