“War is a germ that can rarely be contained.”
― A Map of Days
― A Map of Days
“Joy is a delicious luxury that we experience most cautiously, for tragedy conceals itself around every corner.”
― The Island of Sea Women
― The Island of Sea Women
“there are times when words are so glad to be set free they laugh out loud and prance across their tablets and inside their scrolls.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
“remember that motherhood is mostly bearing shame to dress my children, to feed them, and to spare them the things I wasn’t spared.”
― Heart Berries: A Memoir
― Heart Berries: A Memoir
“I don’t mean that life won’t bring you tragedy. I only mean you will be well in spite of it. There’s a place in you that is inviolate. You’ll find your way there, when you need to. And you’ll know then what I speak of.”
― The Book of Longings
― The Book of Longings
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