“ You can tell me everything, her eyes say, because I will see beauty in everything you say. Rene Denfeld
“ If you understand what makes him tick-what is magic for him- then you can understand anyone Rene Denfeld
“ There is no game in her smile. There is warmth and kindness and something that looks like steel. You can tell me anything, her eyes say, because I will see the beauty in everything you say. Rene Denfeld
“ My soul left me when I was six. It flew away past a flapping curtain over a window. I ran after it, but it never came back. It left me alone on wet stinking mattresses. It left me alone in the choking… Rene Denfeld
“ Everyone needs faith: faith that even though the world is full of evil, a suitor will come and kiss us awake; faith that the girl will escape the tower, the big bad wolf will die, and even those poiso… Rene Denfeld
“ Sweet as sugar. And then he hardened. I can’t ’splain it another way. He was like sugar in a jar that hardens. And after a while you take it out, and it is one rock-solid lump. Rene Denfeld
“ This is something I know: no matter how far you have run, no matter how long you have been lost, it is never too late to be found. Rene Denfeld
“ Remember when we used to share our secrets? he asked. The moon captured a handsome face, full of longing. His dark hair brushed his shoulders.The Stone, she laughed.I loved you then. I loved you no ma… Rene Denfeld
“ He was sweet as a baby, you know? Sweet as sugar. And then he hardened. I can’t ’splain it another way. He was like sugar in a jar that hardens. And after a while you take it out, and it is one rock-s… Rene Denfeld
“ The land beyond rose into dizzying mountains. Far across the way a frozen waterfall resembled a charging lion. The trees were shrouded in white, a vision of the heavens. Rene Denfeld
“ Naomi felt very small, hiking through this endless dark forest. Fresh snow dusted the ground. Rene Denfeld
“ The ideal of maternal instinct can act as a barrier to acquiring tool women need to cope with children. If you really love your kids, the text of public conversation to mothers reads, you won't hit th… Rene Denfeld
“ I'm afraid, she confessed, her voice quiet.Of what?That if the box is opened I might want and want and never be filled. She took a breath. That you will get tired of filling it. She paused and spoke h… Rene Denfeld
