“Now all white Southern women keep as a weapon against uncouth world a certain smile that can be whipped out of storage and tacked up, in an instant, covering over a multitude of too-candid moments. My mother's face, whose upturned… — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“A life worth living is one of compassion. And a life of compassion will include many tears.” — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” —Jackie Robinson” — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“This is a work of fiction, which, contrary to what any reader paying attention to recent events might assume, I began writing more than twenty years before its publication. It has been a most unusual journey. Before I tell—briefly—the story behind this novel and the remarkable people who inspired it, let me add that while this novel does feature some… — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share
“You've had a tough crack at life, I'll give you that. But you don't got to let the bad thrown at you become the… — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“Now all white Southern women keep as a weapon against uncouth world a certain smile that can be whipped out of storage and tacked… — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“But Rose lifted her champagne flute in a toast. “It is precisely our unfortunate characteristics that make any of us interesting—wouldn’t you say, ladies?… — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“You make sure you do something good with your life, you hear? Something that puts more beauty and more kindness into the world. And… — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
“Only for some of us, maybe forgiveness is more a journey than a moment in time. Me, I won’t be getting there fast.” — Joy Jordan-Lake Copy Share Image
