“For the first time in his life, the very first time in his life, he hated her. Or he tried to, at least. Tried mightily. But it is a hell of a thing to hate your own mother, to hate… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“He had not known until that moment that your heart can break with love, that it can fill with such inexpressible tenderness till you just about can't stand it anymore.” — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“You could never tell if he was with you or not, so Cooley liked to talk to him just in case. Just to remind… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, you simply must follow your heart," she said. "No reasonable man can blame you for that." A smile. "No reasonable woman can, either.” — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“There were few things more paralyzing than fear and worry, and she could not understand why other people—even Bonnie—withstood them so readily. The world… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“It was skin, she decided. Only skin. And it had no power to add or subtract or otherwise alter her fundamental understanding of her… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“It occurred to Mo that he didn't have any pictures of himself as a boy. Every photo he owned, every memento of his life,… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“Sorrow makes us all children again.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson said that.” — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“For the first time in his life, the very first time in his life, he hated her. Or he tried to, at least. Tried… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“He had not known until that moment that your heart can break with love, that it can fill with such inexpressible tenderness till you… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
“They drove through the intersection and turned left on a street Mo had once known like his favorite song. It was strange to him… — Leonard Pitts Jr Copy Share Image
