“Words of kindness had always been more difficult for me to handle than harsh reprimands. Ever since I had been quite young, I could resist those who went against me, had been able to deny their opinions. My inner strength… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“I’ve often wondered, even to this day, why during painful times some people seem to step away from themselves and make decisions that fall far out of their usual line of character and behaviour. Perhaps a natural reluctance to sit still is central, or perhaps, like the lesser animals, instinct forces us to go on even if grief has left… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share
“We’d save up a penny or two, bring them down here, and set them on the tracks. When a train comes, it flattens out that penny, leaving it thin as paper and shaped long, like an egg. But it happens so fast, you can’t see where the train sends that penny flying… We’d look all around, in the sage brush… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share
“Memories are fragile things to hold, but many times, it's what we have.” — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“As a child, when I first heard the story of Creation, I’d closed my eyes and pictured the earth as a ball rolling off… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“Flashes of memories: skimming over the water into darkness, salt on her lips, big boats lingering on the horizon, crates of liquor luring them… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“In the past, I would’ve listed things such as common interests, mutual attraction, worldliness, and higher education. My freedom above all else. If I… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“The sea was a landscape of longing, she thought, a landscape of ceaseless change.” — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“He touched me as if I were the curved and delicate handle of a china cup, but he held me tightly just as I… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“Words of kindness had always been more difficult for me to handle than harsh reprimands. Ever since I had been quite young, I could… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“She also knew that the story you made up in your mind was rarely the real story.” — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“Livy: Don’t you ever wonder what else is out there…beyond the farm? Ray: Sometimes Livy: Aren’t you curious how other people lived? Ray: I… — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you do find what you're looking for closer than you think” — Ann Howard Creel Copy Share Image
