He would have said Stephen was a sort of human tire iron;
Her father drove up and down car aisles, looking for a good slot. Who cared about a good slot? Just park the car already!
Her parents kissed her on each side. Her mother took both her hands now and held them against her cheek, as if in prayer. We tried everything to get Hannah out. We took her on long vacations, we sent...
How terrifying empty beds were. The neatness of the sheets and blankets was like the neatness of a mowed and trimmed graveyard.
I guess even really annoying people can be right sometimes.
I guess you've grown up anyway, Janie. Even with all the bricks I put on your head to keep you little.
I have no beliefs, said her mother. Only hopes.
I have this terrible fear of fractions, Christina told him. ... Miss Schuyler thinks she can conquer it. Also a fear of running out of popcorn. Nothing could be worse than going to a movie and they do...
I must remember that. Things become what you expect them to become. But I am granite. Nothing can shatter me.
If she dreamed, she did not remember when she awoke.
In a civil war, he said gently, people forget that they are people. Next they forget anyone else is a person. They forget how to be kind. They learn to hurt. In our wars, they might execute you, but u...
It's been one nightmare after another, Christina thought. Pretty soon I won't be able to keep track of them all.
It’s an old picture, said Stephen. She’s in her thirties now. I don’t think she’s pretty anymore.
It’s such a good meal tonight. Lemon chicken, carrot-raisin salad, orzo, broccoli, a nice dinner roll, and chocolate pudding.
I’ve had so much coffee I’m on the ceiling.
Jared never prayed, because the idea of a loving God seemed out of sync with the facts of the world.
Michael took pictures of everybody. We’ll want to remember this, he told Janie.
More clumsily,he put his arm around her and tried to hug. They were definitely amateurs at showing affection.
People could not accept the presence of Evil. They had to laugh, or shrug. Walk away, or look elsewhere.
Pretty dresses, desperate hearts.
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