“Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. "I wanted something more and he was it. We both had big dreams." "That must have taken a lot of courage," I said.… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Don't be scared," Willa Mae said. I looked at her. "Aren't you scared?" Willa Mae looked at me and said, "Shoot. Only thing I'm afraid of is that I'm going to do something I'll regret." "Being scared is just one more thing to turn into what you want it to be," Willa Mae said. "The thing with fear is, it's… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share
“Perry was leaning into my mother as he listened to what she said. They talked so close. He only leaned closer, his hands on… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it.” — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“When you're and only child in a family with an only parent, you look at other, bigger families with envy. Mary Alice had a… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“We stayed all day long. We closed our eyes and paryed, which we had not doen together in a long time. The nurse came… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Seems like nothing's getting safer or better," I said. "Seems like everything's getting worse." "Maybe that's what's gotta happen," Willa Mae said. "Maybe everything's… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. "I wanted something more and he was… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“She loved him, even though it was so hard to love anybody else after loving my dad. I think I knew this before she… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
