“Rather than feel small, however, in this arena she felt part of something much bigger than herself. This gave her both a sense of power and peace.” — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“Oh, if only I were young again, I would travel! There's so much of the world I would like to have seen. But I'm… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“All stories come to an end. That moment when we sigh and close the book, perhaps sit back in our chair and rest our… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“A woman’s life has so many demands because she is the axis around which so many little planets spin.” — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“Dawn tore at the seam of night, pulling the blackness back a little farther with each passing minute.” — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“Rather than feel small, however, in this arena she felt part of something much bigger than herself. This gave her both a sense of… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“Age is real life is short. It's foolhardy to deny it. We grow up, our bodies grow frail, death is coming. There's so much… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“Luz felt as though all the millions of butterflies that were flying on this same journey south were fluttering in her stomach.” — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“not so heartbreaking. So it was with me after Tom’s death. In retrospect, I look at myself and my friends and I think that… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
To me, the glass is half-empty some days and half-full on others. Sometimes it's bone-dry. Or overflowing. — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
Privacy is something that we maintain for the good of ourselves and others. Secrecy we keep to separate ourselves from others, even those we… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
“The secret to happiness is to embrace the humility to accept what comes and the courage to continue on your life's path with an… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
