Mrs. Mac

“What is it about suitcases, lying there empty? Before a trip, they are full of uneasy anticipation. After, they are almost regretful, longing to go back to those unfamiliar hotel rooms, those airport carousels. If items can be discontent, the one that is the most must be an empty suitcase. Or perhaps an undeveloped roll of film.”
― Krysta MacDonald, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase

“The purpose of a good education is to show you that there are three sides to a two-sided story.”
― Stanley Fish

“He is laughing, only pretending to resist, and this moment, this moment right here, is one of those ones that I will know will weave itself into the fabric of myself and our relationship, one of those moments that I will come back to, again and again, for the rest of my life.”
― Krysta MacDonald, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase

“The memories are lodged in my throat, and a part of me wonders if you can choke on something that isn’t physically there. Can you choke on hurt?”
― Krysta MacDonald, The Girl with the Empty Suitcase