“No, what you saw wasn't always pretty. Sometimes it was ugly and hard. But life is both the pretty and the ugly. Sometimes you were alone and afraid and hungry. Lots of people are alone and hungry.” — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
“No matter how angry she makes me, she's still my mother, and I have to protect her if I can.” — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
“Whether or not Houdini is my father, whether or not my mother loves me, I would still be me. A girl who loves magic.… — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
“Mother is the master of a thousand voices, and she uses each one with the skill of a butcher wielding a knife.” — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
“For a long, breathless moment we wait, time spinning into an eternity, while the excitement in my chest bursts. As the red curtain rises,… — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
“Our fortunes have gone up and down over the years, but my mother has never lost her ruthless poise. Whether she's in a cheap… — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
“No, what you saw wasn't always pretty. Sometimes it was ugly and hard. But life is both the pretty and the ugly. Sometimes you… — Teri Brown Copy Share Image
