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> [“Martha always kept count and always figured the score in Ollie's favor. Poor Martha, thought Ollie, forever counting and never satisfied.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/martha-always-kept-count-and-always-figured-the-score-in-ollie-s/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

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## More by Tess Hilmo

> [“But some people are broken. They don't know anything other than hatred… It's a sad thing and we should have compassion for them. Think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/but-some-people-are-broken-they-don-t-know-anything-other-than-hatred/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“Be careful when you listen to people called they, Olivene, her daddy said. They often tell lies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/be-careful-when-you-listen-to-people-called-they-olivene-her-daddy/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“But do you know what the most important verb in the English language is? It is the verb to be. I am, you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/but-do-you-know-what-the-most-important-verb-in-the-english-language/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“But some people are broken. They don't know anything other than hatred... It's like their heart gets going in the wrong direction early on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/but-some-people-are-broken-they-don-t-know-anything-other-than-hatred-2/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“Ailis: Mother and Father wouldn't want us to be sad forever. Quinn: How long is enough? Ailis: Maybe it's when you can't stand to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/ailis-mother-and-father-wouldn-t-want-us-to-be-sad-forever-quinn-how/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“Even a broken life is better than no life at all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/even-a-broken-life-is-better-than-no-life-at-all/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“Argue for your limitations and they're yours. Richard Bach”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/argue-for-your-limitations-and-they-re-yours-richard-bach/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“The thought occurred to her that God made her daddy's shoulders broad and strong so he could hold up the burdens of others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/the-thought-occurred-to-her-that-god-made-her-daddy-s-shoulders-broad/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“And put your shirt back on, why don't you?" she said over her shoulder. "Remember, I'm a lady." "If'n you call twelve a lady,"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/and-put-your-shirt-back-on-why-don-t-you-she-said-over-her-shoulder/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“Ollie though how her daddy once said sometimes people do things out of ignorance more than meanness. That's what Ollie took this woman to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/ollie-though-how-her-daddy-once-said-sometimes-people-do-things-out/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“A child, she knew has, no choice where God will send it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/a-child-she-knew-has-no-choice-where-god-will-send-it/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“You shouldn't hate anything. Sister Baldwin says hate kills your heart as fast as a wink" -Nettie”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/you-shouldn-t-hate-anything-sister-baldwin-says-hate-kills-your-heart/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“Martha always kept count and always figured the score in Ollie's favor. Poor Martha, thought Ollie, forever counting and never satisfied.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/martha-always-kept-count-and-always-figured-the-score-in-ollie-s/)

[Tess Hilmo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tess-hilmo/)

> [“The next morning it is still snowing, which makes me feel gloomy. People describe snow as soft and light and airy. Delicate even. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/the-next-morning-it-is-still-snowing-which-makes-me-feel-gloomy/)

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> [“No. You, your sisters, and your daddy are the best things I have. That, Ollie, was just a plate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tess-hilmo/no-you-your-sisters-and-your-daddy-are-the-best-things-i-have-that/)

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