“The world was cruel and sudden. This he knew for sure. Relax for a moment, breathe in the scent of a rose, rest in the shade, pet a dog, take a sip of lemonade, fall in love with a dreamy-eyed… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“All men have a little badness in them,' she whispered. Milo looked at her. 'Sometimes, honey... a woman can be just as evil as… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“Don't question love, Iris. It may come to you in an inconvenient form, one that society finds scandalous, but its a gift from God.… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“Her childhood had been magical, hours spent in ecstatic loneliness in the apple orchard, dreaming of foreign lands and wild adventures. Everything was new,… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“Easy for you to say," Polly said. "You've lived here all your life and stayed under the radar. No one points at you." "Sometimes… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“Every father wants a daughter to meet the right God, and the right man. Perhaps her father had failed with both.” — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“I see the way you look at him, and he looks at you. Don't question love, Iris. It may have come to you in… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“The world was cruel and sudden. This he knew for sure. Relax for a moment, breathe in the scent of a rose, rest in… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“You should have tried the eggplant parmesan she tried to hoist on me at the church bake sale. No wonder her children turned to… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“I wanted someone above me in the chain of life. I didn't want to be alone, a single blue egg in a crumbling nest.” — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“They had engaged in what could not be called treatment or even discussion, but open combat, the two of them a microcosm of the… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“Instead he felt only love. And that was the miracle. The surge in hatred since the war began had created more love around it.… — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
“It's not my fault that the gray of everyone else's stories makes the color stand out.” — Kathy Hepinstall Copy Share Image
