“He didn't want to puff her up. Puffed-up women are one of the original sources of trouble in the world. If anyone knew that, it was he. He counted it as one of his duties to mankind to keep women… — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
“Why the Romans, Father?" I asked him one afternoon. "Because, my child, they teach us how to bear suffering in a world of injustice… — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
A cat improves the garden wall in sunshine, and the hearth in foul weather. — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
“Now, if God were a woman, things would be entirely different, it seemed to me. Certainly She wouldn’t make a girl get married when… — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
“He didn't want to puff her up. Puffed-up women are one of the original sources of trouble in the world. If anyone knew that,… — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
“I could feel something cold stalking my heart. It was fear. They all begin this way, I thought, with pledges of love.” — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
“How funny we are, I thought, the way we dance about each other, each afraid of being hurt by the other.” — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
“Margaret looked up at him from where she sat by the window. "Oh, Brother Gregory, what's wrong with your hand" "I'm just scratching it;… — Judith Merkle Riley Copy Share Image
