“ I am the salt of the earth, and I do not believe in the ninety percent rigmarole that is organized religion. But miracles? Miracles, my friend are a different thing entirely. From what I can see, mira… Lorna Landvik
“ The sun was as flirty as Scarlett O'Hara with the Tarleton twins, breaking through the clouds in spectacular bursts that seemed like personal favors and then retreating for hours, days, and making us… Lorna Landvik
“ Not everything's funny, Mother.No, said Leola, so I guess when you can laugh,, it's all the sweeter. Lorna Landvik
“ We laughed harder than the humor deserved, which goes to show you no matter your age, you're closer to adolescence than you think. Lorna Landvik
“ When Wade brought you home, I thought, Now here's a girl with a little fire in her. And where there's fire, there's usually smoke. Lorna Landvik
“ A few years back, when I finally got smart enough to go to a therapist, she asked me how I had held things together all these years. It didn’t take long to come up with an answer. That’s easy. I belon… Lorna Landvik
“ I guess when someone's really hurt you, there always seems to be a possibility for more. Lorna Landvik
“ Women with minds scare some men. We make them wonder if they're as on top of things as they think they are. Lorna Landvik
“ Honey, life can be a ballroom dance and it can be full of shit. Your job in both cases is to watch where you step. Lorna Landvik
“ A few years back, when I finally got smart enough to go to a therapist, she asked me how I had held things together all these years.It didn't take long to come up with an answer. 'That's easy. I belon… Lorna Landvik
“ Sister Ignatius taught me in Sunday School that in the beginning there was light, but to me, it was always an incomplete sentence, which God should have known to ammend: in the beginning God created l… Lorna Landvik
“ I hate the way bitterness is like a black, bubbling tar pit in me, and I hate the way so many memories of you are in that pit. Lorna Landvik
“ I fear the democratization of plastic surgery, when it's so cheap that everyone - the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker - goes under the knife and winds up looking like these tightly pulle… Lorna Landvik
“ What I had come to love about book club (besides the fabulous desserts and free liquor) was how in hearing so many opinions about the same book, your own opinion expanded, as if you'd read the book se… Lorna Landvik
