“Because there is beauty and there is art that celebrates it like a secret language, I was reassured and connected to something greater than my immediate surroundings.” — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Ward had a big presence when he was around, a scary one that could suck the air out of a room. He could lose… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“She hoped her words rang true about her lost daughter Sarai as well, whom she hadn’t seen in over eighteen years, though she still… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“I believe nobody really dies. We are energy and continue to exist. So where else would our spirits go than where there is the… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“One thing was certain, even standing still on this path led the little family of three in the opposite direction of the girls’ deadbeat… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“You know there are no Jews working for me. Not one. I won’t hire them.' He sounded proud of the ugly fact.” — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“According to the general implication in my parents’ household, as a mere girl, my life was essentially without any purpose beyond getting married and… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“He took a mental picture of this moment’s happy scene to carry with him into the darkness of that dreadful place where he had… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“We’ve got to get her out of that goddamned art school. Besides, that money could be put to much better use. I want to… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“One by one, they pushed ahead to get a swipe at Ruth, her only ally the narrow confines of the bus aisle.” — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“The local police was her brother Martin, the sheriff. Her father was the Assistant Chief of Police. The last thing she was going to… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“He recognized the same frenzy of wild abandon that each of those adults shared while beating their children, as if the important object lesson… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, Ruth decided that not punishing the wicked was unfair to the good.” — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Because there is beauty and there is art that celebrates it like a secret language, I was reassured and connected to something greater than… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Did his crime give others some kind of implicit permission to behave the same way, reverberating on and on into the future?” — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Pratik lit a candle and performed a little ceremony for the solemn occasion of the moment, placing a flower before Ruth’s ‘yoni.’ He bowed… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
