“The pigs were pushing their noses through the slats in the truck bed, which made Langston so unaccountably sad she thought she… — Haven Kimmel Copy Share Image
Mother always said she was a size 7 woman she kept wrapped in fat to prevent bruising. — Haven Kimmel Fats Copy Share Image
“I once heard her tell a friend that she was, in fact, a 120-pound woman, but she kept herself wrapped in fat… — Haven Kimmel Body image Copy Share Image
“women live the lie from birth on, and then one day they realize that it's too late for them, they're too old… — Haven Kimmel Books Copy Share Image
“There is a kind of wildness that grows up among people who have gathered in the dark, and we all felt a… — Haven Kimmel Dark Copy Share Image
“He did know: he knew her right away, and he felt known by her, and that was where the trouble really began...She… — Haven Kimmel Copy Share Image
“There are people in this world so perfect that the fact of them seems like a personal gift...” — Haven Kimmel A-girl-named-zippy Copy Share Image
My favorite was Love Is...Never Having to Say You're Sorry. This was,the good Lord knew, a dream of mine. But every time… — Haven Kimmel Apologizing Copy Share Image
I later discovered that in order to be a good athlete one must care intensely what is happening with a ball, even… — Haven Kimmel Athlete Copy Share Image
They did a lot of cleaning in their house, which I considered to be a sign of immoral parenting. The job of… — Haven Kimmel Children Copy Share Image
“But you can't ever live in the place you dream about, the town you long for. ...the moment you become conscious of… — Haven Kimmel Dreams Copy Share Image
“...he said almost nothing, and ground his teeth against his desire to tell them the truth: God is helpless. We are at… — Haven Kimmel Acts of kindness Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the side of the house would exert a strange and supernatural magnetic force upon my body, which would cause me to… — Haven Kimmel Copy Share Image
“I figure heaven will be a scratch-and-sniff sort of place, and one of my first requests will be the Driftwood in its… — Haven Kimmel Old spice Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular opinion, my dad was not a lazy man. He was not lazy at all, for instance, when it came… — Haven Kimmel Camping Copy Share Image
“Honey, I know you like to take a drink, and that's all right, but be forewarned that I ain't your maid and… — Haven Kimmel A-girl-named-zippy Copy Share Image
“I am hyper vigilant and would be dangerous if threatened.... If someone broke into my house or attacked me in the street,… — Haven Kimmel Copy Share Image
...she waited until she and my grandfather Anthel were just home from their honeymoon, and then sat him down and told him… — Haven Kimmel Bags Copy Share Image
Possibility, infinity, beauty -- none of those words were right. [...] What he really wanted to say was: have you felt this?… — Haven Kimmel Beauty Copy Share Image
“She had taken her vows and then they had taken her, and the forces amassed against her were greater than love, greater… — Haven Kimmel Love Copy Share Image
“I sensed weeping and salvation in the air, two of my least favorite things.” — Haven Kimmel Favorite thing Copy Share Image
