“Don't say the name! I don't ever want to know!" But what Amy was really saying was, I want to blame you, and only you. I want to punish you all the rest of your life, and only you.” — Olga Masters Copy Share Image
“After a few weeks, Frank did not appear to want Martha there, but she stayed. When Frank stopped speaking to her, it made no… — Olga Masters Copy Share Image
“That's all you've got to do," Sarah said, using her soft and whispery voice. "Put that money under the stone there before Minnie and… — Olga Masters Copy Share Image
“There was a twitter from the tennis shed and those who gossiped freely about Mrs Schaefer's domestic habits blushed in their guilt.” — Olga Masters Copy Share Image
“When there was a summer of bad bush fires, all that was left of the house was the brick recess that had held the stove and open fire. Lush rains followed, and with the earth nourished by the ashes, a pine near the front, surviving the holocaust, gave birth to a grove of deep green trees, turning the old tumbledown… — Olga Masters Copy Share
“Don't say the name! I don't ever want to know!" But what Amy was really saying was, I want to blame you, and only… — Olga Masters Copy Share Image
Many people have said to me, "What a pity you had such a big family to raise." "Think of the novels and the short… — Olga Masters Copy Share Image
