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Arthur Devlin, you and my husband may have been in the same grade, but you were never in the same class.

a mother's love is fierce.

But as anyone worth his salt knows, it's best to get a look at a place before it gets a look at you.

Maybe that was how I found comfort just then, even with him being so far away. By remembering the flavor of his words.

Memories were like sunshine. They warmed you up and left a pleasant glow, but you couldn't hold them.

Which would you rather be, Jackie? Angry mad or crazy mad? I think I'd rather be crazy mad, because you can be crazy and still happy.

Don't Moan About

Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?

There are no coincidences. Just miracles by the boatload.

Fly-fishing is the sport of the thinkers and the dreamers," Gunnar said. "It is the contemplative man's recreation.

Still, the question remained. Was he straitjacket strange or just go-off-by-yourself-at-recess-and-put-bugs-in-your-nose strange?

The person you encounter is often more than the person you see.

But my mom shook her head at him and said to me, Yes, you made your bed, but for heaven's sakes, don't just lie in it!

You know how men are. When they don't feel good, the world comes to a standstill.

No, the sky, it is not a contest or an exam. The only question is, can you look up? Can you take it all in?

I'd heard of really bad things Klan folks did to Negroes. Mean, hateful, deadly things. I didn't know they were hateful toward white folks too.

As the ocean tugged me at my feet, i realized that Early Auden, that strangest of boys, had saved me from being swept away.

We're part of the same constellation, your father and I

Finding your way doesn't mean you always know where you're going. It's knowing how to find your way back home that's important.

When there is suffering, we look for a reason. That reason is easiest found within oneself.

And in the background of Early's story was her voice. Her soul. Her sadness and longing. Because when it's raining, it's always Billie Holiday. p. 81