“In my moments of fevered consciousness I think I am dreaming. Am I really in this warm bed in this clean room?… — Christina Baker Kline Dreaming Copy Share Image
“woman she pays to take care of her, she is as alone as a person can be. She has never tried to” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“...when she thought her heart might pulverize like a shell into sand, I will find a way to keep going, no matter… — Christina Baker Kline Heart Copy Share Image
“It's painful to hold out hope for the things that once brought you joy. You have to find ways to make yourself… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy lives, as I once… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“What I couldn’t see is that sometimes the healing is not in the forgetting but in the letting go.” — Christina Baker Kline Forgetting Copy Share Image
“You can live for a long time inside the shell you were born in. But one day it’ll become too small.” “Then” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“(There are many ways to be crippled, I’ve learned over the years, many forms of paralysis.)” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Other resources I relied on during my orphan train research were the Children’s Aid Society; the New York Foundling (I attended their… — Christina Baker Kline Fitness Copy Share Image
“As my health improves I begin to worry: this won’t last. I will be sent away. I made it through this year… — Christina Baker Kline Health Copy Share Image
“Feeding Carmine bread soaked in milk reminds me of the Irish dish called champ I often made for Maisie and the boys—a… — Christina Baker Kline Food Copy Share Image
“What’s your natural color, if you don’t mind my asking?” “I don’t mind,” Molly says. “It’s dark brown.” “Well, my natural color… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Scatcherd says we should make a clean slate,” I say. “Let go of the past.” “I can let go of the… — Christina Baker Kline Clean slate Copy Share Image
“So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason — to find some shred of meaning even… — Christina Baker Kline Human nature Copy Share Image
“So I am learning to pretend, to smile and nod, to display empathy I do not feel. I am learning to pass,… — Christina Baker Kline Broken inside Copy Share Image
“All were given one chance to step into a happily ever after- or at least it must have seemed that way. But… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“I think about all the ways I’ve been perceived by others over the years: as a burden, a dutiful daughter, a girlfriend,… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Sometime in the second week it becomes clear to Molly that “cleaning out the attic” means taking things out, fretting over them… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Molly learned long ago that a lot of the heartbreak and betrayal that other people fear their entire lives, she has already… — Christina Baker Kline Every morning Copy Share Image
“In the darkness he tells me more than I want to know. He and Mrs. Grote barely say a word to each… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Jack? Too young. Terry? She’d never agree to it. The social worker, Lori? Ick, no. So that leaves Vivian. Molly has gleaned… — Christina Baker Kline Family business Copy Share Image
“After a few minutes, Mrs. Byrne puts down her fork and says, “Dorothy, it’s time to discuss the rules of the house.… — Christina Baker Kline Bedtime Copy Share Image
“Her grades have kind of shot up without anyone noticing. “I don’t really think I’m college material,” Molly says. “Well, apparently you… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“When Vivian describes how it felt to be at the mercy of strangers, Molly nods. She knows full well what it’s like… — Christina Baker Kline Broken inside Copy Share Image
“easier to assume that people have it out for you than to be disappointed when they don’t come through.” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“He squints at me. “Except for the red hair and freckles, you look okay. You’ll be fine and dandy sitting at the… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“I think she'd prefer pancakes. Do you think she'd like blueberry pancakes? Who doesn't like blueberry pancakes?” — Christina Baker Kline Food Copy Share Image
“What do you choose to take with you? What did you leave behind? What insights did you gain?” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“I think of what Mamey told me long ago: there are many ways to love and be loved. Too bad it's taken… — Christina Baker Kline Long ago Copy Share Image
“I want to say, Christina, that you are ... unusual. And somehow..." her voice trails off. "Your mind-- your curiosity-- will be… — Christina Baker Kline Curiosity Copy Share Image
“Portage.” Vivian wrinkles her nose. “It sounds like—oh, I don’t know—a pie made of sausage.” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Moral allegories about people determined to root out wickedness in others while denying it in themselves.” “Actually,” — Christina Baker Kline Character Copy Share Image
“There’s an indoor toilet, he informs us (though, as we soon find out, this “toilet” is a terrifying open hole above the… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“It is good to test your limits now and then, learn what the body is capable of, what you can endure.” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Maisie sensed it first. She wouldn’t stop crying. Since she was a month old, when our mother got sick,” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“(How quickly, with a slight twist in perception, do people’s strengths become flaws!)” — Christina Baker Kline Strength Copy Share Image
“The truth is, when I'm immersed in a book I'm less aware of the pain in my unpredictable arms and legs.” — Christina Baker Kline Book Copy Share Image
“so filled with nervous energy that I can feel the blood pumping through my heart.” — Christina Baker Kline Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Do you believe in fate?” I ask. “What’s that again?” “That everything is decided. You’re just—you know—living it out.” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Actually, I did it because when we lived on Indian Island we had this turtle named Shelly.” — Christina Baker Kline Turtle Copy Share Image
