“You know the definition of a dysfunctional family, don't you? It's any family with more than one member in it.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“She loved the way her city always sounded like it was celebrating.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“The words just sprang into my mind. Maybe I'd never stopped loving Michael, but now it felt different. I loved him despite the injuries… — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“What sadist had invented the concept of skiing? Kira wondered. Who was the first person to decide it would be fun to rocket shakily… — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“The core truth of our marriage, the most important thing for me to remember, was that Michael and I loved each other. Our love… — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“But then again, didn't all marriages carry thousands of hurts? Didn't husbands and wives injure each other all the time, leaving wounds both big… — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“When an individual trusts another sufficiently to expose the true self--the deepest fears, the hidden desires--a powerful intimacy is born.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“She hadn’t just lost her husband; she’d lost an entire way of life.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“I think that’s all most of us really want. To feel like we matter. To know we’re loved.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“sick. Nothing she did mattered, because whenever anyone looked at her, all they saw was her fat.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“You know the definition of a dysfunctional family, don't you? It's any family with more than one member in it.” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“Project Runway, chocolate and margaritas and suddenly all is right with the world” — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
“She felt a lump form in her throat, and she swallowed hard. She wouldn't have this-the swollen ankles and pink cheeks and the feel… — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
Sometimes following the path that looked the safest was what led to the most hurt... — Sarah Pekkanen Copy Share Image
