“I take in his smooth cheeks, his rough chin and jaw, the developing wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. 'We fall in love with somebody who maybe seems like a bad match,' Tully says, 'and our friends run around… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“I was thinking how most people don't make you feel much of anything at all. Don't make you feel like time spent with them… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“But nothing's really free, is it? People always make you pay one way or another.” — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“It might interest you to know," Tully says, "that there's a reason people build miniatures. Doesn't matter if it's guys laying out model railroads or women decorating dollhouses. It's about control. It's about reinventing reality." [...] "Some people get a lot of satisfaction in creating a little world they can escape to. In making things turn out the way they… — Jane Lotter Copy Share
“And may you always remember that obstacles in the path are not obstacles, they ARE the path.” — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“I cannot deny that Vera, in her own way--in the way of all human beings who are kind and not cruel--really is lovely.” — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“Tully starts in again. 'See, the hidden value can go way deeper than sentimental attachment. Sometimes you feel it down to your soul. Like maybe you're the one person who appreciates a work of art that everybody else hates. [...] This thing you treasure, this thing nobody else wants, could also be what you'd call organic. It could be alive.… — Jane Lotter Copy Share
“But Finn was like no one else. He could be funny, teasing, informative all at once. I was discovering that smart, engaged dialogue with… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“I believe in giving as honest an answer as I can. Because perhaps if people spent more time being honest with each other, especially… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“Still, they must have got a few things right," Malcolm says. His green eyes sparkle. "You turned out beautifully, if I may say so."… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“Some people get a lot of satisfaction in creating a little world they can escape to. In making things turn out the way they… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
“I take in his smooth cheeks, his rough chin and jaw, the developing wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. 'We fall in love… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
