“Pattie saw grief. Her eyes focused on a version of her own young self, and so many other children in Vietnam who grew up without parents, some abandoned because of their ethnicity, others because of tragedy. And her arms reached… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“Hadn't someone once said love was attention? No more, no less. There was attention, and there was obsession, and there was possession.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
I'll be ready. I'm not sure for what exactly. But maybe that's what being ready really means. — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
And just being there is ninety-nine percent of what matters when your world falls apart — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“It would look pretty messed up to be a social worker and have dried kid blood as a permanent stain in your vehicle.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I have seen trees that survive fire. Their bark is burned and their limbs are dead branches. But hidden under that skeleton is a… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
From my observation, the older you get, the more you like the word cozy. That's why most of the elderly wear pants with elastic… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I want to see this lady out the front gate and into her car and off the street and out of town and then… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I think it's important to get pictures of things on your head. Even if they are wrong. And they pretty much always are.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“Emily just knew that the grocery store clerk’s cousin had slipped on a bath mat and fallen out a second-story open window only to be saved because the woman landed on a discarded mattress. But what interested Emily most about the incident was how the cousin had subsequently met a man in physical therapy who introduced her to his half… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share
A second can feel like forever if what follows is heartbreak. — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
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