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“Wasn't that the point of the book? For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I'd thought.”
― The Help
― The Help
“As a child, when I first heard the story of Creation, I’d closed my eyes and pictured the earth as a ball rolling off the palm of God and into dark space, then drifting around until it found its home in sunny orbit. Never perfect, but ever spinning, and holding on to her course, despite it all.”
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
“In the past, I would’ve listed things such as common interests, mutual attraction, worldliness, and higher education. My freedom above all else. If I had found love, it would have had to be the kind that overwhelmed and overpowered all else.
I passed a hand between Ray and Me. “Once you told me that this,” I said “is a beginning.” I searched his face. "But how do you know, Ray? How do you know it’s the beginning of something good?”
“I know.” His breath was warm on my face as he moved in closer.” Because someday, you’re bound to forgive yourself.”
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
I passed a hand between Ray and Me. “Once you told me that this,” I said “is a beginning.” I searched his face. "But how do you know, Ray? How do you know it’s the beginning of something good?”
“I know.” His breath was warm on my face as he moved in closer.” Because someday, you’re bound to forgive yourself.”
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
“Memories are fragile things to hold, but many times, it's what we have.”
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
“He touched me as if I were the curved and delicate handle of a china cup, but he held me tightly just as I was, flesh and blood and full of human flaws and fears. In his arms I wasn't a girl dreaming of sailing the high seas, and I wasn't a farm kid jumping the train, either, but a fully grown woman riding the soft side of a crescent moon.”
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
― The Magic of Ordinary Days
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