Carma DeFries

“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

“Bet them folks working in the brick buildings in Atlanta don’t realize they’re surrounded by ashes and bits of people who died making blocks to build their walls.” He chuckles. “I hope they hear moans and groans at night.”
― Karla M. Jay, It Happened in Silence

“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

“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