“In a single week I had lost the two most important men in my life. Yet the word “lost” was misleading. Neither had died and it had been years since either had played any outwardly discernible role in my life.… — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“You must have learned by now, Agnes, that it's not possible to judge a life from the outside," she said. Her voice had an edge. "One inevitably gets it wrong.” — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“In a single week I had lost the two most important men in my life. Yet the word “lost” was misleading. Neither had died… — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
It was the seventh of November, 1918. The war was finally over. Maybe it would be declared a holiday and named War's End Day… — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“You must have learned by now, Agnes, that it's not possible to judge a life from the outside," she said. Her voice had an… — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“Maybe a certain degree of deprivation was necessary to the experience of pleasure, just as suffering was an integral part of joy.” — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“I had achieved my dream, but what had it brought? Wealth? I glanced at my dress, worn too many days now without washing, and… — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“Bookishness, an unfortunate trait for a girl, especially one who is not nice to look at.” — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
“I looked briefly up from my notes. I was surrounded by hearts, sectioned and preserved. Hearts with holes. Hearts with leaking valves or thickened… — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
Happiness is a strange thing. It is something I tend to recognize only after it has passed, when I realize I miss it. — Claire Holden Rothman Copy Share Image
