Carma DeFries

“Used to be not so many people lived on the street, and when they did, you could more or less tell why. Addiction or mental illness. But these days you got the majority of your people with, like, one paycheck standing between them and the street. So nowadays, could be anything. Medical bills. Job loss.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

“We deal with everything, because, short of actually deciding not to live anymore, we don’t have any other option. Not one damned option.”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

“Besides, I could barely keep my own head above water. How could I help my mother when I couldn’t even help myself?”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

“Be careful what you promise your kids. We ask them to believe that the world is a deeply predictable place, and you can always know where you’ll be tomorrow. But how sure are we?”
― Catherine Ryan Hyde, Brave Girl, Quiet Girl