“It was a peaceful, unassuming life scored by birds in the morning and crickets in the evening, and because it was precious to us, we handled it with care.” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“Don't cry over the same thing twice. Get it all out the first time, even if it's loud and messy. Then it's over.” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“I told him some of my best stories: the one about the sewer and the train tracks and the neighbor's dogs. Weylyn seemed unimpressed.… — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“If country music has taught me anything, it's that getting drunk probably isn't the best method of dealing with heartbreak. But I'm a traditionalist"… — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“Most girls celebrate their birthdays with friends. I spent mine with a pack of wolves.” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“I was always doing that, apologizing for the way I looked as if the world were somehow suffering from it p. 29” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“The hillside was thick with trees, the same hill we had left barren the day before.” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“The silence in the house was painful, but I had begun to realize that half of it belonged to me.” — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“It was a peaceful, unassuming life scored by birds in the morning and crickets in the evening, and because it was precious to us,… — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“I wasn't doing magic, but I was in it, surrounded on all sides by incredible, beautiful things. It made me feel like a wizard… — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
“Two weeks later, I wore a coat to school for the first time that year. Fall had made its presence known in the form… — Ruth Emmie Lang Copy Share Image
