“Conner hadn’t liked leaving the gravesite with his father still not buried. But he’d learned from his grandmother’s funeral that you have to go. It’s expected. Nobody hangs around the cemetary. Grief—a little or a lot—is tucked into your pocket… — Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson Copy Share Image
“If tears proved him still human, a touch would prove him not.” — Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson Copy Share Image
“If you don’t deal with the past, the past deals with you.” — Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson Copy Share Image
“Your eyes are everything. (Maybe why some people give up on talking.)” — Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson Copy Share Image
“Conner hadn’t liked leaving the gravesite with his father still not buried. But he’d learned from his grandmother’s funeral that you have to go.… — Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson Copy Share Image
“Take a plain-Jane rock and polish it, and you'll find a gem.” — Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson Copy Share Image
