“Human hearts are like noble little ants, able to carry so much more weight than you'd expect.” — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“A rigid old tree like me--it snaps in a raging storm. The pliant tree bends in the rain and survives.” — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Dee says that phrases in songs are like beads in a necklace – they should stand on their own, but they make… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“You have a big life ahead of you, sweet girl. And beginning again gets easier with each step.” — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“This past year has been a lesson in letting go and holding on, and I don't know what to make of it.… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“Younger girls stand with their moms alongside countless girls our age in matching outfits—blazers and horseshoe necklaces and ballet flats.” — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Howidoono?” Dee tries to ask, but there’s a mound of Brown Butter Almond Brittle ice cream on her tongue. “How did you… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“I believe in nature, in science, in jazz, in dancing. And I believe in people. In their resilience, in their goodness. This… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“Not even Dee's good influence could keep me from trying to hurt my parents the way they hurt me. At least that's… — Emery Lord Parenting Copy Share Image
“I dig the toe of my shoe into the dirt. “It’s complicated.” “Is it? Most complicated things in life are actually pretty… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“You are the only person who can build emotional barriers, but you're also the only person who can topple them. Other people… — Emery Lord Barriers Copy Share Image
“Of course. You've had your cry, but now you'll pick yourself up and keep living your life. Doubly, for that sweet boy.… — Emery Lord Life Copy Share Image
“I’ve been arguing on the side of a dirt road with a petulant singer who’s wearing a guitar on his back. This… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“I don't appreciated how often people hide their scars and doubts. Really, it's not fair to people who are struggling, to go… — Emery Lord Doubts Copy Share Image
“The only difference is that Dee’s natural coloring looks like an American landscape—country-sky-blue eyes and hair the color of Tennessee wheat fields,… — Emery Lord Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“In the moments when I feel like being truly happy is an impossible puzzle, one I'm not meant to figure out, if… — Emery Lord Best friend Copy Share Image
“This is because she doesn't know about me picking a fight with Shruggy Jesus or rolling around topless with Lukas. My soul… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
