“ If there are to be rules, they must be articulable and defensible, like etiquette. I do not do anything simply because my family did it. I do things because they make sense, and because they are elega… Kathleen Rooney
“ For though I was raised Protestant, my true religion is actually civility. Please note that I do not call my faith “politeness.” That’s part of it, yes, but I say civility because I believe that good… Kathleen Rooney
“ Like many parents in middle age, he's quick to spot changes in the world, slow to note shifts in his own perspective. Kathleen Rooney
“ I wasn't glad that I hadn't died. And I wasn't sad that I hadn't. I wasn't anything. Kathleen Rooney
“ All right, all right," he said, with that gesture I'd come to hate: two open palms facing me and patting the air, as if pushing me away, pushing me down, pushing any tears I might be preparing to cry… Kathleen Rooney
