“I've been wondering," Isabelle commented reflectively over dessert, "if it is foolish to make new memories when you know you are going to lose them.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“When a couple came to class together, it meant something else entirely - food as a solution, a diversion, or, occasionally, a playground.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“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 amazing thing you've ever felt. But at some point the water goes back out; it has to. And maybe you're lucky-maybe you're both too busy to do anything drastic. Maybe you're good as friends, so you… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share
“She became a frame for the picture that was her son and daughter.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“They said - Adults need to have fun so children will want to grow up.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“You know," Marion said, "I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“I used to know a sculptor," Isabella said, nodding. "He always said that if you looked hard enough, you could see where each person… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“Caroline had felt more comfortable thinking of beauty as something separate from her, like a scarf or a coat you could check before going… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“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… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“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… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
TIME WENT ON, life with the children unfolding in its own ecosystem, small plastic toys seeming to grow up from the carpet like mushrooms,… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
“I walked across a bridge that doesn't exist. And after that, being scared just didn't seem so important anymore.” — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
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,… — Erica Bauermeister Copy Share Image
