“That was the thing about parents: they fucked you up royally even when they were trying their best.”
― With Teeth
― With Teeth
“Greed and hope aren't opposites. Greed and hope are twins grabbing for the same thing, one in fear and one in faith.”
― All the Water in the World
― All the Water in the World
“A parent can’t write the end of a child’s story. If she’s lucky, she will never even know it. It’s for the child to figure out. I hope you are finding your own words out there in my sky. I think of you every second.”
― The Deep Sky
― The Deep Sky
“But then there were a lot of things about having a baby that never made sense to Sammie. There were so many tasks she’d always wondered about, things other mothers seemed to pick up so easily while she struggled, miserable.”
― With Teeth
― With Teeth
“Joan knew then that Donna was not an idiot. And the Beatles were not nonsense. And that there had always been a place for her in this world. She had just been walking past it over and over again, never noticing that there was an unmarked door, waiting for her to discover it.”
― Atmosphere
― Atmosphere
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