“Even in good times we didn't socialize with most of our neighbors. Mom says when she was growing up she did, but so many of the old families have moved out and new people moved in and neighborliness has changed.… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
“I never really thought about how when I look at the moon it’s the same moon Shakespeare and Marie Antoinette and George Washington and… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Great, the worlds coming to an end and we're fixing it with Band-Aids — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm wrong," Mom said. "Maybe the world really is coming to an end." "Should I try Fox News?" I asked. Mom shuddered. "We're… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
“This past year I grew up to know hunger, grief, darkness, fear. I began to understand how lonely you can feel even when all… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
But it's our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there's a future. —Charlie — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Matt looked up kids from his high school class. Only three were listed as dead, but a bunch were listed as missing/presumed dead. As… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Even the rats are drowning,' Alex said. Nah,' Kevin said. 'They've been taking swimming lessons at the Y. — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
What about desserts?" I asked. "If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies." "We're all going to want cookies if… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
“It’s amazing. I never used to like red cabbage, but now when I get only a teaspoon of it, it’s all I can think… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
I wonder if I'll ever have to decide which is worse, life as we're living or no life at all. — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
“I wondered how many people had sung "By the dawn's early light' yesterday and were dead today.” — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Sometimes the rules don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy. — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
“Every day when I go to sleep I think what a jerk I was to have felt sorry for myself the day before. My… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
...when I came back, I found Mom sobbing at the kitchen table...Then I asked her what had happened. 'Nothing,'she said. 'I was thinking about… — Susan Beth Pfeffer Copy Share Image
