“ Mortality is a cause for humility, she said to me. None of us knows when he might be taken, as your blessed father was taken. Death, like birth, comes to us all, regardless of rank or station in life. ” — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“I feel only sorrow that I have failed to please. Sorrow-and not resentment-for my mother says that resentment is the most readily visible of all the sinful emotions, but sorrow can enhance one's sweetness and appeal. Resentment, the empress says,… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
Where we choose to be, where we choose to be--we have the power to determine that in our lives. We cannot reel time backward… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“ Mortality is a cause for humility, she said to me. None of us knows when he might be taken, as your blessed father… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“What is humor?' one of their professors had posed, and he had answered, ''nondangerous, unexpectedly inappropriate juxtaposition.” — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“Time is something of an enemy" she opined, "for us mortals. And yet I love it" - she fluttered her fingers in the air… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is remarkable for its truth-telling about two important issues concerning Alabama's past and present: the civil rights… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“I turned from my window. Suddenly it seemed odd for my neighbors on both sides to have visitors while I had none. For the… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“Do you know why sailors wear gold in their ears?” Uncle asked me. “It was the law, long ago, that a sailor had to… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“Honesty, like any inclination, can become a ruling passion, a monomania almost.” — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
“What, in nature," Kit asked, "is the most beautiful thing you've seen? Or the most terrible?" "The Dismals," Giles answered promptly. "A beautiful aberration… — Sena Jeter Naslund Copy Share Image
