Laura

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Regret is a tough emotion to live with, impossible to move on from, because what’s done is done.”
― Suzanne Redfearn, In an Instant

“Only delusion can protect you from it, somehow altering history into something easier to accept, and my mom is not capable of delusion.”
― Suzanne Redfearn, In an Instant

“Give her a penny, I scream. I’m sick of every memory of me being discarded, avoided, or embalmed in a shrine. I want my mom to smile when asked for a penny and to laugh when she walks through the meat section of the grocery store, remembering the time we baked a ham together with the clear plastic wrapping still on, how we basted it for two hours before noticing it looked strange. I want my dad to smile when he eats chicken wings and watches an Angels game. I want Mo to never pass a dandelion without blowing off the fluff and then running through it to catch the seeds in her hair.”
― Suzanne Redfearn, In an Instant