“It made Chloe wonder, how much could you hold in your arms if they weren't full of constantly falling pieces of yourself?” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“I've been wondering," Isabelle commented reflectively over dessert, "if it is foolish to make new memories when you know you are going… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“You know, Ian,” Antonia commented, “my father always said a person needs a reason to leave and a reason to go. But… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“When she realized that there are many kinds of love and not all of them are obvious. That some wait like presents… — Erica Bauermeister Kinds of love Copy Share Image
“I loved to walk in her garden after dinner; it felt alive, even in the winter. She always told me that rosemary… — Erica Bauermeister Garden Copy Share Image
“Somewhere along the line, I'll screw up and hurt you," he said. "Everybody does. But that's not the point." "What's the point?"… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“There were moments in life, Marion thought, when you reached back, baton in hand, feeling the runner behind you. Felt the clasp… — Erica Bauermeister Collaboration Copy Share Image
“When Marion had been a teenager, she wanted a tattoo. As an oldest child who did mostly what was expected of her,… — Erica Bauermeister Children Copy Share Image
TIME WENT ON, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet… — Erica Bauermeister Autumn Copy Share Image
“I think love is kind of like those waves out there," she said. "You ride one in to the beach, and it's… — Erica Bauermeister Friendship Copy Share Image
“Something was coming. Nola could feel it. She wanted to stop reading, but she couldn’t, because she could tell that this was… — Erica Bauermeister Fiction and reality Copy Share Image
“While the egg yolks cooled, he directed the beaters at the egg whites, setting the mixer on high speed that sent small… — Erica Bauermeister Beauty Copy Share Image
“She quickly realized she had an affinity for the older books and their muted scents of past dinners and foreign countries, the… — Erica Bauermeister Books Copy Share Image
You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water… — Erica Bauermeister Amazing things Copy Share Image
“She looked at the produce stalls, a row of jewels in a case, the colors more subtle in the winter, a Pantone… — Erica Bauermeister Cooking Copy Share Image
“I used to know a sculptor," Isabella said, nodding. "He always said that if you looked hard enough, you could see where… — Erica Bauermeister Sculptor Copy Share Image
“You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot… — Erica Bauermeister Courage Copy Share Image
“i think love is like..waves.. you ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. but… — Erica Bauermeister Friendship Copy Share Image
“Caroline had felt more comfortable thinking of beauty as something separate from her, like a scarf or a coat you could check… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“Isabelle had always thought of her mind as a garden, a magical place to play as a child, when the grown-ups were… — Erica Bauermeister Beautiful Copy Share Image
