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“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...”
“Tragedy was like that, a razor that sliced through time, severing the now from the before, incising the what-might-have-been from reality as cleanly as any surgeon's blade.”
“Lulu twirled in front of Jolene, banging into the seat. her eyes sparkled in that I'm-either-going-to-scream-or-fall-asleep-any-second kind of way.”
“... allow me to be an old man for a moment and to remind a young girl who is used to being impulsive that there can be none of that anymore.”
“It felt as if she were bleeding - but it wasn't blood that leaked out of her, not something that could be easily transfused. Instead she was losing her dreams.”
“I've never begged. not for anything... except my mother's love.And that was a useless waste of time.”
“Marah will come looking for me one day, Kate had said, pressing the journal into my hands. Be with her when she reads it. And my boys show them these words when they cant remember me.”
“I had forgotten how gently time passes in Paris. As lively as the city is, there's a stillness to it, a peace that lures you in. In Paris, with a glass of wine in your hand, you can just be.All alo...”
“We are outside again, walking, when he takes a bite and stops dead. "Wow," he says after a minute. Then, "Wow," again.I smile. Everyone remembers their first taste of Paris. This will be his.”
“I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.”
“I look at people who aren’t us and I hate them.”
“it’s better to be bold than meek.If you jump off a cliff at least you’llfly before you fall”
“Memories are who we are, Tul. In the end, that’s all the luggage you take with you. Love and memories are what last.”
“It isn’t about being at the same school or the same town or even the same room. It’s about being together. Love is a choice you make.”
