“His life in general had been a neatly wrapped package of lies.” — Elizabeth Brundage Life Copy Share Image
“He wanted to dig a hole and put the past inside it and cover it back up again. He didn't know if… — Elizabeth Brundage Flower Copy Share Image
“I often ask the question: Is it impossible to have a simple life? The world is not simple, Claire said. The world… — Elizabeth Brundage Complex Copy Share Image
“There was the dream of happiness and then there was what was real.” — Elizabeth Brundage Dream Copy Share Image
“Let me tell you about love. Love is a kind of madness and you would follow it anywhere, you don't care.” — Elizabeth Brundage Love Copy Share Image
“As corny as it sounds, Gallagher said, life is very long. You're supposed to mess up when you're young and other people… — Elizabeth Brundage Life Copy Share Image
“Too many choices, that's the problem. Sometimes you get to a point, you know?" She looked at his face. His eyes seemed… — Elizabeth Brundage Life Copy Share Image
“She cried and he held her and he cried too. He didn't think that either could say what they were crying about,… — Elizabeth Brundage Emotions-love Copy Share Image
“She said most people were good on the inside, where it mattered. You have to give them a chance to show their… — Elizabeth Brundage Copy Share Image
“Things didn't really go away. You just learned to push them deeper.” — Elizabeth Brundage Feelings Copy Share Image
“In situations of crisis, it was always best to rely on routine.” — Elizabeth Brundage Copy Share Image
“Whenever he was around, she'd get this look on her face, this kind of radiance. She was a beer poured too fast,… — Elizabeth Brundage The-look-of-love Copy Share Image
“Awkward interests me, he said. At least when you are feeling awkward you are always thinking. When you are feeling fabulous, for… — Elizabeth Brundage Awkward Copy Share Image
“People wanted to be redeemed, she thought. Everyone did. We're only human.” — Elizabeth Brundage Redemption Copy Share Image
“But you couldn't really start over. That was a huge, modern lie invented by talk-show hosts. Sure you could change things that… — Elizabeth Brundage Change things Copy Share Image
“You couldn't teach kindness, she thought. It was something you were born with. People either had it or they didn't.” — Elizabeth Brundage Kindness Copy Share Image
“Wooed by a vivid cover, she picked one up and leafed through it. She loved thee way it smelled, the ink, the… — Elizabeth Brundage Book-lovers Copy Share Image
“Just the word beautiful was seductive - but what did it really mean? Beauty was a soft word that ached with possibility,… — Elizabeth Brundage Beauty Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Heath wanted to sprinkle their minds with grass seed and watch the blades spike up through the earth, flat and predictable… — Elizabeth Brundage Golf course Copy Share Image
“By the way, I've decided there's no such thing as a simple life. It's futile to even pursue one.” — Elizabeth Brundage Life Copy Share Image