“She’d married a man with the intention of spending her life with him, he for her and she for him, a kind and loving buffer against the harsh edges of the world, a man so different from herself, their life… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“Knowing how to make a life mean something, to wring out its worth when it was right there in one’s hands instead of just… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“Well, if you’re patient enough anything’s bound to come around sooner or later.” — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“... The world could change in an instant, and she needed to be mindful of where she was, to live with intention, to always… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“You tried to teach me this years ago, how getting to the good stuff required a free fall into the unknown, that that was… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“But not every kind of love called for action. Some demanded one stay put, allowing for nothing more than it to be exactly as… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“loving someone, loving anyone, even those long gone, was of consequence, and not loving them was of consequence, too.” — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“Take it in doses along the way, or get it all at once, but get it, you will. And what a grand finale it… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“packet of new toothbrushes because there’s the familiar sound of him brushing his teeth. He taps it on the side of the porcelain when… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“understanding, even then, that the moment had meant something, that the world could change in an instant, and she needed to be mindful of… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“It was as much a memorial to them both as it was a reminder that loving someone, loving anyone, even those long gone, was… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
“She’d married a man with the intention of spending her life with him, he for her and she for him, a kind and loving… — Deborah Reed Copy Share Image
