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“When will he have the endurance to run a marathon? When will he have the stamina to sprint to the top of a skyscraper? But with me at his side—yes. One day. I’ve never come across such a gift. Your son … he’s a little wonder.”

Don’t care what the cover looks like.

4.5 stars.
Don’t know why it took me so long to read this. Only 300 pages, with a story that takes place over 50 years and is expansive, sad and exactly what I needed.

She still had an outhouse and washed her clothes by hand, hanging them to dry, even in the dead of winter. She told me it had worked since people were put on earth, so she guessed it worked for her.

400 pages to go 😬

“My dear, we’re all depressed. We travel one by one in the darkness; it’s the very nature of existence. I’ve been in a permanent funk since childhood.”

…”If your wife upsets you, just be at peace. You have a bad day at work, be at peace. Just be at peace at every time, with any situation. End of story. That’s the secret to life.”

“So you’re not angry?” “Not angry? Ah, no, my child, I’m very angry. My dreams are of vengeance too. But then I wake up in the morning and I say to myself: It has already happened.”

I CALLED OUT OF WORK AFTER THE BREAKUP, CITING A stomach bug and giving Candice more detail than she needed in an effort to really sell it. She recommended electrolytes, sleep, and the same brand of bone broth that Gwyneth Paltrow drank.

I would never have a best friend with whom I became so intertwined that we combined our names into an acronym. I would never be the leader of the pack, or even a coveted follower. I would never be the kid you saved a seat for on the bus. I would always be outside, looking in.