“ It's hard to reconcile this August with the other one. and to be honest I don't try very hard. I've seen flashes of this August before-This brightness, this conviviality, this generosity of spirit-but… Sara Gruen
“ And then I laugh, because it's so ridiculous and so gorgeous and it's all I an do to not melt into a fit of giggles. So what if I'm ninety-three? So what if I'm ancient and cranky and my body's a wrec… Sara Gruen
“ I want to knit socks for the soldiers.It's not as easy as that, she said, looking at me strangely. It's difficult to turn a good heel. There are competitions over it. Sara Gruen
“ When you are five, you know your age down to the month. Even in your twenties, you know how old you are. I'm twenty-three you say, or maybe twenty-seven. But then in your thirties, something strange s… Sara Gruen
“ The person following is never in control, which she knows full well and which is exactly why she does it. Sara Gruen
“ I am further back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Uncle Al promised three dollars and a bottle of Canadian whiskey to the man who puts on the best show. You've n… Sara Gruen
“ The whole thing's illusion, [Jacob], and there's nothing wrong with that. It's what people want from us. It's what they expect. Sara Gruen
“ To say that I wished I wasn't there would be a ludicrous understatement, but I'd only ever had the illusion of choice: We have to do this, Hank had said. It's for Ellis. To refuse would have been an a… Sara Gruen
“ When will people learn that just because you can make something doesn't mean you should? Sara Gruen
“ Sometimes when you get older — and I’m not talking about you, I’m talking generally, because everyone ages differently — things you think on and wish on start to seem real. And then you believe them,… Sara Gruen
“ And then I laugh, because it's so ridiculous and so gorgeous and it's all I can do to not melt into a fit of giggles. [...] If they're willing to accept me and my guilty conscience, why the hell shoul… Sara Gruen
“ When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate. - Jacob Jankowski, Water For Elephants Sara Gruen
“ It takes a while to get to the end of the hall, but I do—and on my own pins, too. I’m pleased as punch, although once there I realize I still have to find my way back. Sara Gruen
