“There was no way I could explain that it had all happened so fast, that I wasn’t smiling away at the cats chewing the birds. It was that my happiness about the sweet peas and the finches hadn’t had time… — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
“they say a baby's true babtism occurs when hefirst falls out of bed” — lucia berlin Copy Share Image
“Anytime you think you hate somebody, what you do is pray for them. Try it, you’ll see.” — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
“Everywhere risk and defiance weave through the most mundane daily affairs.” — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
“My sons have all grown now, so I'm down from five washers to one, but one takes just as long.” — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
“Her smile, though, no, it was her laugh, a dusky, deep cascading laughter that caught the joy, implied and mocked the sorrow in every… — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
“There was no way I could explain that it had all happened so fast, that I wasn’t smiling away at the cats chewing the… — Lucia Berlin Copy Share Image
