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“The measure of a society is its compassion.”
“A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE...AND THE SENATE.”
“Caro: "Bite me."Ruby: "I gave that up in kindergarten.”
“A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones. ”
“Vietnam...war...it did something to us. Or maybe not. Maybe the bad seeds were always in me, and war gave them a dark place in which to grow.”
“A generous donor (who had no doubt lived a life that imperiled his mortal soul) had granted [the Sisters] more than one hundred waterfront acres.”
“As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beati...”
“She remembered how it had felt and tasted, that slowly descending depression, like a thick glass jar that closed around you, sucking away the air you needed to breathe, creating a barrier between y...”
“She pouted prettily, and he wondered if that was one of the things they taught wealthy young girls at schools like Miss Porter's. If not, it had been passed down from one generation to another as c...”
