Christina Bratton

“Dear God,” Frankie said under her breath. How could that be? With care, she picked up the infant, who couldn’t be much older than three months. “Hey, little one,” Frankie said, her voice breaking. Thin white ribs shone through the gaping wounds and burns on her chest.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Women

“According to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation statement, approximately 10,000 American military women were stationed in Vietnam during the war. Most were nurses in the Army, Air Force, and Navy, but women also served as physicians and medical personnel, and in air traffic control and military intelligence. Civilian women also served in Vietnam as news correspondents and workers for the Red Cross, Donut Dollies, the USO, Special Services, the American Friends Service Committee, Catholic Relief Services, and other humanitarian organizations.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Women

“her mother had told her when she became of marriageable age, that if she wanted to be happy, it was best not to expect too much affection from her husband.”
― Roberta Kagan, The Children's Dream

“Everything comes to an end. Whether it’s good or bad. Everything ends. Everything changes eventually.”
― Roberta Kagan, When Forever Ends