“She cannot think of such things and still function, and she has needed to function, and she has never wanted to be one of those women who won't let their children eat raw cookie dough or wander a block down… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“That is what you do when you have a child, isn’t it, open yourself up to unimaginable pain and then try to pretend away the possibilities.” — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“I hand over a lot of things when I'm home. Mom tells me she doesn't like my shirt I want to buy, and I… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“Such a system of checks and balances -- parenting -- of projections and guesswork and cost-benefit ratios.” — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“With Lincoln, the line between their two selves is blurred. She bathes him and wipes off every bodily fluid, and he sticks his fingers… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“A considerable part of parenting is pretending moods that you do not entirely feel.” — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“She cannot think of such things and still function, and she has needed to function, and she has never wanted to be one of… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“…there was a pattern to how things were done, rules we followed. Not following meant not knowing what might happen.” — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“She doesn’t picture them as Arabic—she has been wondering, of course. But they do not sound like that kind of terrorist. They sound like… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“With a lover you might have a perfect comfort with each other’s body, a sense that his body belongs to you and yours to… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
“I just want to know if a sound can create a boy. Or, if a woman becomes a mother when she thinks she hears… — Gin Phillips Copy Share Image
