Maybe a mother wasn't what she seemed to be on the surface.
Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care.
“When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.”
“People always say that, when you love someone, nothing in the world matters. But that's not true, is it? You know, and I know, that when you love someone, everything in the world matters a little b...”
“I think you can love a person too much.You put someone up on a pedestal, and all of a sudden, from that perspective, you notice what's wrong - a hair out of place, a run in a stocking, a broken bon...”
“All any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.”
“What we all want, really, is to be loved. That craving drives our worst behavior.”
“Here's a news flash for the ladies: for every one of you who thinks we all want a girl like Angelina Jolie, all skinny elbows and angles, the truth is, we'd rather curl up with someone like Charlot...”
“A word mother, means a world to me.”
“Maa" The only word that holds power to give you strength when you are in pain.”
“STAINSWith red clay between my toes,and the sun setting over my head,the ghost of my mother blows in,riding on a honeysuckle breeze, oh lord,riding on a honeysuckle breeze.Her teeth, the keys of a ...”