“The way to make the pain go away was to put your mind somewhere else. you let your mind leave and float above you, where it could watch you.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“Hadn't someone once said love was attention? No more, no less. There was attention, and there was obsession, and there was possession.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
I'll be ready. I'm not sure for what exactly. But maybe that's what being ready really means. — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
And just being there is ninety-nine percent of what matters when your world falls apart — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“It would look pretty messed up to be a social worker and have dried kid blood as a permanent stain in your vehicle.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I have seen trees that survive fire. Their bark is burned and their limbs are dead branches. But hidden under that skeleton is a… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
From my observation, the older you get, the more you like the word cozy. That's why most of the elderly wear pants with elastic… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I want to see this lady out the front gate and into her car and off the street and out of town and then… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“I think it's important to get pictures of things on your head. Even if they are wrong. And they pretty much always are.” — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
“Emily just knew that the grocery store clerk’s cousin had slipped on a bath mat and fallen out a second-story open window only to be saved because the woman landed on a discarded mattress. But what interested Emily most about the incident was how the cousin had subsequently met a man in physical therapy who introduced her to his half… — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share
A second can feel like forever if what follows is heartbreak. — Holly Goldberg Sloan Copy Share Image
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