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> [“We were eating lunch when a chicken walked out of the woods. “Anna, look behind you.” She turned around. “What the heck?” We watched as the chicken came closer. It pecked the ground, not in any kind of hurry. “There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/we-were-eating-lunch-when-a-chicken-walked-out-of-the-woods-anna-look/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

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## More by Tracey Garvis-Graves

> [Life has no guarantees, though. What good is living if all you think about is dying?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/life-has-no-guarantees-though-what-good-is-living-if-all-you-think/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [ “\[T.J.\] Without thinking, I held them out to her. She stopped laughing, and looked at me like she wasn't quite sure what I meant.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/t-j-without-thinking-i-held-them-out-to-her-she-stopped-laughing-and/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [ “\[T.J.\] I kissed her as soon as we were inside her apartment, and I wasn’t gentle about it, holding her face firmly in my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/t-j-i-kissed-her-as-soon-as-we-were-inside-her-apartment-and-i-wasn-t/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [And when you're not happy with your own life, and yourself, you can't be happy with anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/and-when-you-re-not-happy-with-your-own-life-and-yourself-you-can-t/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“Get a couple of rooms and charge everything to them," my dad said. "We only need one room, Dad." He paused for a second.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/get-a-couple-of-rooms-and-charge-everything-to-them-my-dad-said-we/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“Maybe it wasn’t about being alone. Maybe the answer wasn’t about hiding from those who wanted something, but about finding those who needed help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/maybe-it-wasn-t-about-being-alone-maybe-the-answer-wasn-t-about/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“- “Do you think it’s possible to love more than one person? At the same time?” -“I think just about anything is possible when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/do-you-think-it-s-possible-to-love-more-than-one-person-at-the-same/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“What's it like being with her? Is it true what they say about older chicks?" "She's not that much older." "Uh, okay. So anyway,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/what-s-it-like-being-with-her-is-it-true-what-they-say-about-older/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“What did you wrap my hand with?" he asked. "My thong." I looked up at him. "You were right ; it's totally uncomfortable. Awesome…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/what-did-you-wrap-my-hand-with-he-asked-my-thong-i-looked-up-at-him/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“This next part might cheer you up. So my mom told me she was gonna drive me to my appointment at the sperm bank,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/this-next-part-might-cheer-you-up-so-my-mom-told-me-she-was-gonna/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [I wonder how many marriages are fractured and damaged beyond repair by complacency rather than any single traumatic event. One day you wake up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/i-wonder-how-many-marriages-are-fractured-and-damaged-beyond-repair/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“Oh God T.J., I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking" Nothing like going on about having kids in front of someone whose fertility had been exchanged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/oh-god-t-j-i-m-sorry-i-wasn-t-thinking-nothing-like-going-on-about/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“The selfish part of me, however, couldn't fathom not falling asleep in his arms or being with him every day. I needed TJ, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/the-selfish-part-of-me-however-couldn-t-fathom-not-falling-asleep-in/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“Dying is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/dying-is-the-hardest-thing-i-ve-ever-had-to-do/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

> [“Is your life better with him, Anna, or without him? I decided right then, standing on that sidewalk, to stop worrying about things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-garvis-graves/is-your-life-better-with-him-anna-or-without-him-i-decided-right-then/)

[Tracey Garvis-Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-garvis-graves/)

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