“Something was coming. Nola could feel it. She wanted to stop reading, but she couldn’t, because she could tell that this was the moment that would rip the boy’s life into a before and after. Fiction and reality. She knew… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“When a couple came to class together, it meant something else entirely - food as a solution, a diversion, or, occasionally, a playground.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“I think love is kind of like those waves out there," she said. "You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“They said - Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“I used to know a sculptor," Isabella said, nodding. "He always said that if you looked hard enough, you could see where each person… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“Caroline had felt more comfortable thinking of beauty as something separate from her, like a scarf or a coat you could check before going… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“Lillian sometimes wondered why psychologists focused so much on a couple’s life in their bedroom. You could learn everything about a couple just watching… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“i think love is like..waves.. you ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. but at some… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
TIME WENT ON, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet like mushrooms,… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“I walked across a bridge that doesn't exist. And after that, being scared just didn't seem so important anymore.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
Each person's heart breaks in it's own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else,… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“She found herself wondering at what point in her life she had ceased to be Gulliver and had become the strings holding him to… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“You know, Ian,” Antonia commented, “my father always said a person needs a reason to leave and a reason to go. But I think… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
