“She was returning home to be the wife of, mother of, First Lady of, but what did that really mean?”

“She fixed a smile that she hoped looked authentic. Pretending to be content continued to be hard work.”

“The door wasnt closing. Shilohs spirit opened up as she considered the possibilities.”

“The door wasn’t closing. Shiloh’s spirit opened up as she considered the possibilities.”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“Above his head at street level, he saw an angled aileron of a scarlet Porsche, its jaunty fin more or less at the upper edge of his window frame. A pair of very soft, clean glistening black shoes a...”

“As we stood there, chest high in water, I felt like I was in the middle of my own romance novel.”

“I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it calls itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express my...”