“When you're and only child in a family with an only parent, you look at other, bigger families with envy. Mary Alice had a family with a station wagon, a split-level house, and a pool. But then I looked up… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Don't be scared," Willa Mae said. I looked at her. "Aren't you scared?" Willa Mae looked at me and said, "Shoot. Only thing I'm… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Perry was leaning into my mother as he listened to what she said. They talked so close. He only leaned closer, his hands on… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it.” — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“When you're and only child in a family with an only parent, you look at other, bigger families with envy. Mary Alice had a… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“We stayed all day long. We closed our eyes and paryed, which we had not doen together in a long time. The nurse came… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Seems like nothing's getting safer or better," I said. "Seems like everything's getting worse." "Maybe that's what's gotta happen," Willa Mae said. "Maybe everything's… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. "I wanted something more and he was… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
“She loved him, even though it was so hard to love anybody else after loving my dad. I think I knew this before she… — Margaret McMullan Copy Share Image
