Quotes by Laura Anderson Kurk, Perfect Glass

“I reached down and picked up a baseball bat at my feet and I flung it as hard as it could. It circled and arced high in the air until it slammed against the side of the dining hall with a crack and...”

“Id stumbled upon the inner sanctuary of a woman who loved the world. Loved the faces of people she saw. Loved the way a hand looked when it was relaxed. Loved the way a woman looked when she touche...”

“My mom told me once that Wyatt loved her the way a boy will love his mother, but I loved her the way an artist loves another. Jo taught me what that meant.”

“Look at this one. I picked up a small painting of a man with dark hair and a short, dark beard. He wore a loose shirt, cobalt blue, unbuttoned at the top, showing a prominent, knobby collarbone. He...”

“I worried I would miss it, and I knew, from losing Wyatt, that things happen the moment the soul is released. Wyatt had been there in the school, watching me, making sure I survived. Souls lingerth...”

“Jo told me once that she was an old woman everywhere but in her studio. There Im only myself, shed said. Standing in the middle of masterpieces that only Jo had ever seen and touched, I knew what s...”

“Id felt this before, when my granddad was in the hospital before he died. We all camped out in the waiting room, eating our meals together, most of us sleeping in the chairs every night. Family fro...”

“I really want to believe that when our Quiet Waters kids wake up in the middle of the night, scared, theyll remember being in their bunks with John and Kate and Whit and me right there protecting t...”

“He was taking a leap here, negotiating with a crackhead, under the table, in a dark cantina. The courage etched on his face came from loving Aidia so much hed close his eyes and walk through fire t...”

“We formed an impromptu circle just so we could look at each other and memorize faces. We hardly noticed the waiting officials. We hardly noticed anything but our little family whose ties werent loo...”

“I couldnt stop crying because it was so intimate, in that way I always thought being physical with him would feel. If someone had walked in they might have thought Henry was barely touching me. I k...”

“New ruleswe needed new rules. No one opens the main doors but me. No one leaves the property without me. No one goes outside without letting me know. I had these horrible images in my head of kids ...”

“I get that. For you, its more than following a bunch of rulesno sex, no booze, no swear words, pray every night and twice on Sunday.”

“Camus and Henry waved to me from that muddy truck. They both wanted me to get over myself.So, this was me, getting over myself. And it was about time.”

“What I know about you, Henry, he said. Is that you, as big as you are, know how to walk gently on this earth.”

“But with her eyes closed, she began to whisper. If you have someone to love, then love. If you have someone to forgive, then forgive. You think, when youre seventeen, theres time enough for that, b...”

“Im not sure about all the particulars that led to this moment. Do I believe life is a series of dots to be connectedor that no one can outrun destinyor that all roads lead to truth and coincidence ...”

“Do you know how hard it is to paint kindness? She leaned her hip against a desk in the corner of the room, still watching me. Its the only part of a person I really want to capture. Everything else...”

“I wont forget it, I said. I hope you meet someone perfect one day.Hayeah, thats just it. I think I already did. As we opened our doors to step out, he touched my arm. Just to be clear, if I, like, ...”

“You look incredible, Kavanagh, Quinn whispered close to my ear. Are you trying to kill me?Ssshhh, I hissed. Theyre going to hear you.I cant tell my date shes beautiful?I turned my head. No. No, you...”