“In a society that valued politeness over truth, where malice and subterfuge were commonplace, even accepted, Lily’s frankness was labeled an eccentricity… — Mary Campisi Frankness Copy Share Image
“Dedication: To friends—that word for rare and precious people who care about one another Who cry together Laugh together Dream together You… — Mary Campisi Dedication Copy Share Image
“People walked away all the time, telling themselves they’d be giving up a huge piece of self if they compromised but in… — Mary Campisi Time Copy Share Image
“Men! Why did they always have to be so difficult? “There will always be ups and downs, but I like to think… — Mary Campisi Copy Share Image
“church organist for the past twenty-one years, stroked the last notes of “Faith of Our Fathers.” The next several minutes were ritual… — Mary Campisi Faith Copy Share Image
“Caring too much has its own dangers. No matter how far our society’s come, one partner is always more committed than the… — Mary Campisi Caring Copy Share Image
“That was the problem with the whole goddamn world; nobody had balls enough to call a spade a spade. Dead was dead;… — Mary Campisi Copy Share Image
“The man possessed a communal strength of body and soul, coupled with endless compassion and a desire to help the less fortunate… — Mary Campisi Compassion Copy Share Image
“How could parents raise children and then watch them walk out of their lives? Were they all masochists? Why would they do… — Mary Campisi Children Copy Share Image
“everything—sound, sight, feeling, certainly understanding. Christine remembered little of that night other than the smear of life and loss pulling her under,… — Mary Campisi Christianity Copy Share Image
“Butterfly Garden is especially important to me because it delves into sibling relationships and family hierarchy as children and as adults. It… — Mary Campisi Butterfly Copy Share Image
“And when you look at him again, it’s not the speck of drool on his pillow you see or the way his… — Mary Campisi Love Copy Share Image
“They knew how to be content with the ordinary and the simple. There was something to be said for that, and if… — Mary Campisi Contentment Copy Share Image
