“Damn fool," Mother whispered, and covered her face with her hands. "It's not enough that he spells out Leon on the roof every year in Christmas lights. Now this!" My father was dyslexic but would not admit it.” — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“Diane laughed. "Still serious, but did I mention I'm seeing a woman?" "Um, no. You left that part out." I had known Diane since… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“Hey." I twisted my wrist free. "I'm just the messenger here, pal. You knew this was coming. Your pastor made the arrangements. I don't… — amanda kyle williams Copy Share Image
“From the time she was a little biddy thing I always told her: Melinda, don’t talk to strangers. But she loved everyone. She was… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“Damn fool," Mother whispered, and covered her face with her hands. "It's not enough that he spells out Leon on the roof every year… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“hold one another close …” I eased through the throng of candlelit faces as the minister quoted scripture and talked about the” — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“.. I needed to hire someone to manage all this, but I dreaded it. It's not like you just hire one person. You hire… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you only get one chance at something. Sometimes that's a good thing too. When that door slams shut on the thing you couldn't… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“I checked my reflection. Not bad - Ralph Lauren in banker blue, professional, with a crisp white shirt. It probably wouldn't get me a… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“She’d decided a stranger had walked into the community and violated it, sliced into her world, taken her child away from her. Too much… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
“You learn to forgive (the South) for its narrow mind and growing pains because it has a huge heart. You forgive the stifling summers… — Amanda Kyle Williams Copy Share Image
