“I wished I could take every course in the curriculum and read every book in the library. Sometimes after I finished a particularly good book, I had the urge to get the library card, find out who else read the… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“I locked the door and turned on the water to fill the tub. I made it so hot that I had to get in real slow. I wanted it to hurt; wanted my outside to feel as bad as my inside. I sat there a long time watching my skin turn redder and redder... Finally my insides was as fiery… — Susan Crandall Copy Share
“I wasn't never gonna run off again, no matter how bad things got. But I wasn't gonna be too scared to love the folks… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“She leaned down so she was looking right in my eyes. "You hear me, child. you can't use other folks' bad behavior to excuse… — susan crandall Copy Share Image
My daddy always said being brave wasn’t not being scared. Being brave was keeping going when you were. — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“She slammed down the phone. The sharp bang shattered my heart like a bottle hitting the sidewalk” — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“Child, the good Lord got plans for all of us that we don't know-and he always got His reasons. He want us to learn… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
My daddy says that when you do somethin' to distract you from your worstest fears, it's like whistlin' past the graveyard. You know, making… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
God's job ain't to make our lives easier, it's to make us better souls by the lessons He gives us. — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“She grabbed me in a hug so ferocious, the love reached clean to my bones. She kissed the top of my head. "Truth is,… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I didn't know what words could have that much magic.” — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
“I wished I could take every course in the curriculum and read every book in the library. Sometimes after I finished a particularly good… — Susan Crandall Copy Share Image
