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> [“Isabelle had always thought of her mind as a garden, a magical place to play as a child, when the grown-ups were having conversations and she was expected to listen politely-- and even, although she hated to admit this, later…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/isabelle-had-always-thought-of-her-mind-as-a-garden-a-magical-place/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

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## More by Erica Bauermeister

> [“When a couple came to class together, it meant something else entirely - food as a solution, a diversion, or, occasionally, a playground.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/when-a-couple-came-to-class-together-it-meant-something-else-entirely/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“I think love is kind of like those waves out there," she said. "You ride one in to the beach, and it's the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/i-think-love-is-kind-of-like-those-waves-out-there-she-said-you-ride/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“She became a frame for the picture that was her son and daughter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/she-became-a-frame-for-the-picture-that-was-her-son-and-daughter/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“They said - Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/they-said-adults-need-to-have-fun-so-children-will-want-to-grow-up/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/you-know-marion-said-i-met-a-woman-once-when-i-was-a-teenager-i-knew/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“I used to know a sculptor," Isabella said, nodding. "He always said that if you looked hard enough, you could see where each person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/i-used-to-know-a-sculptor-isabella-said-nodding-he-always-said-that/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“Caroline had felt more comfortable thinking of beauty as something separate from her, like a scarf or a coat you could check before going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/caroline-had-felt-more-comfortable-thinking-of-beauty-as-something/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“Lillian sometimes wondered why psychologists focused so much on a couple’s life in their bedroom. You could learn everything about a couple just watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/lillian-sometimes-wondered-why-psychologists-focused-so-much-on-a/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“i think love is like..waves.. you ride one in to the beach, and it's the most amazing thing you've ever felt. but at some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/i-think-love-is-like-waves-you-ride-one-in-to-the-beach-and-it-s-the/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [TIME WENT ON, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet like mushrooms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/time-went-on-life-with-the-children-unfolding-in-its-own-ecosystem/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“I walked across a bridge that doesn't exist. And after that, being scared just didn't seem so important anymore.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/i-walked-across-a-bridge-that-doesn-t-exist-and-after-that-being/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [Each person's heart breaks in it's own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/each-person-s-heart-breaks-in-it-s-own-way-every-cure-will-be/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“She found herself wondering at what point in her life she had ceased to be Gulliver and had become the strings holding him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/she-found-herself-wondering-at-what-point-in-her-life-she-had-ceased/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/sometimes-ni-a-our-greatest-gifts-grow-from-what-we-are-not-given/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

> [“You know, Ian,” Antonia commented, “my father always said a person needs a reason to leave and a reason to go. But I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-bauermeister/you-know-ian-antonia-commented-my-father-always-said-a-person-needs-a/)

[Erica Bauermeister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-bauermeister/)

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