“I've been thinking a lot about the word "everything." Whenever something horrible happens, you hear people say they "lost everything." They lost… — Jennifer Brown Ice cream Copy Share Image
“I couldn't make myself imagine Dad holding some creamy-faced baby, cooing at it, telling it he loved it. Taking it to baseball… — Jennifer Brown Ball game Copy Share Image
“Why are you so determined to make me out to be the bad guy all the time?” I stared at the side… — Jennifer Brown Bad guy Copy Share Image
“I didn't say anything at all, because somehow saying nothing seemed more humane than giving him all these reassurances.” — Jennifer Brown Confidence Copy Share Image
“...But would that be enough? Because at the moment it felt like it could never be enough. People needed more than a… — Jennifer Brown Family Copy Share Image
“I thought everything I knew about you might have been a lie, but since meeting him and your parents, I've realized that… — Jennifer Brown Mother-s-love Copy Share Image
“I don’t know if it’s possible to take hate away from people. Not even people like us, who’ve seen firsthand what hate… — Jennifer Brown Every day Copy Share Image
“Just concentrate on being in the moment”, he said. “Don’t read into things. See what’s really there ok?” — Jennifer Brown Time Copy Share Image
“I understand that it would be easier for you to think of him as a hero. But, Valerie, he did kill a… — Jennifer Brown Hero Copy Share Image
“It was one of the constants of life. You are born, you die, you stand up when the bus doors open.” — Jennifer Brown Life Copy Share Image
“Sometimes even stuff you expect to happen can still hurt” — Jennifer Brown Expecting Copy Share Image
“Will you ever forgive me? " I shot back, leveling my gaze directly into his eyes. He stared into them for a… — Jennifer Brown Bad parent Copy Share Image
“Just like there's always time for pain, there's always time for healing.” — Jennifer Brown Healing Copy Share Image
“Some days making it to the end of the day is quite the victory. -- Bea” — Jennifer Brown End of the day Copy Share Image
“People do it all the time--assume that they "know" what's going on in someone else's head. That's impossible. And to think it's… — Jennifer Brown Big mistake Copy Share Image
“You may not have pulled the trigger, but you helped cause the tragedy.” — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
“I'd called Marin a nuisance, had made her feel unwelcome and unwanted, the same way I was feeling now. Not being wanted… — Jennifer Brown Sibling-death Copy Share Image
“I saw everyone, a shifting sea of discomfort and sadness, each person carrying his own pain, each telling her own stories, no… — Jennifer Brown Sadness Copy Share Image
“We drove on in silence, Dad shaking his head in disgust every few minutes. I stared at him, wondering how it was… — Jennifer Brown Anger Copy Share Image
“They say that near-death experiences change people. That they suddenly discover what tolerance and love are really about. That they have no… — Jennifer Brown Death Copy Share Image
“But now the other half of "us" was gone and, lying there in my shadowy room, I'd be struck with this realization… — Jennifer Brown Breakup Copy Share Image
“I didn't answer. Just shook my head and let the tears roll. "I just want it to go away. I just want… — Jennifer Brown Depression Copy Share Image
“A picture's worth a thousands words but they don't tell the whole story.” — Jennifer Brown Copy Share Image
