He turns around, still holding the hose and showing me his back, and all of a sudden, I can feel the heat of his body next to me. My blood starts heating up under my skin, and I’m afraid to look at him. “Yeah,” I say, barely audible. I pull
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“The act of mothering is not limited to the bearing of children.”
― The Frozen River
― The Frozen River
“The joy of having sons is that they worship their mothers. Until one day, suddenly, they don’t. I am not like you, he realizes. We are different. Then, that boy—once small and sweet—begins the long, hard process of separation, until at last he rips the seam. But the holes where mother and son were once knit together remain.”
― The Frozen River
― The Frozen River
“There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.”
― The Count of Monte Cristo
― The Count of Monte Cristo
“I’m being guided through a dance. I hate being guided. But with Cliff, it doesn’t feel like he’s taking control. He’s moving with me in tandem.”
― If It Makes You Happy
― If It Makes You Happy
“Behind every crazy woman is a man sitting very quietly, saying, “What? I’m not doing anything.”
― Play Nice
― Play Nice
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