“I missed Chad in the same way that I missed my mom now: always.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Chad Copy Share Image
“ Draco dormiens nunquam titillandu. A sleeping dragon is never to be tickled.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Draco Copy Share Image
“I’m an oncologist, not a podiatrist.” My skin unzipped. Those were the worst kinds of doctors. They never saved anyone.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Medicine Copy Share Image
“What Love Means to Me,” Chad said, writing. “By Apron Bramhall, the loveliest noun I know. Get over here, noun.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Love Copy Share Image
“I stayed there sipping in that wrong air, until it filled my lungs with knowing that something bad was about to happen.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“I stared at the phone and swallowed the piece of my heart that was lodged in my throat now.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“Love. The opposite of fear is love, and every minute of every day, we choose between the two.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“I folded up that last bit of hope and put it away on the top shelf of my life.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“Inside, the air smelled so fragile you could break it with a sneeze.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Fragile Copy Share Image
“I watched her shuffle around, reading tags and smelling flowers, laughing every time or smiling nice—what flowers were supposed to make you… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Flower Copy Share Image
“And suddenly it smelled like someone forgot to turn on the gravity. The air was so fresh and light you could practically… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Gardening Copy Share Image
“I wrote Vis consilii epers mole ruit sua on the front of the first tag, and on the inside I put the… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“I hadn’t actually come out and asked him to pick us up, so when he said, “All right, give me twenty minutes,… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Jesus Copy Share Image
“Already in love with her, huh?” she said. I jerked my eyes away and thought about it. But there it was, that… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Love Copy Share Image
“She wouldn’t even hold her own baby.” His voice cracked when he said that, and something shivered inside my heart. I used… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Saddest Copy Share Image
“But the truth was that Laura Ingalls Wilder was the nicest girl I’d ever not known. Rennie would throw me under a… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Truth Copy Share Image
“The church smelled like leftover tears. Sadness was tucked into corners and hidden under beams and pasted so thick on the walls… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Sadness Copy Share Image
“At the door, I looked back at all those people I didn’t know and thought about how small your heart is but… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Heart Copy Share Image
“Listen, little lady, the people who do this kind of thing think if we rub up against them, they’ll catch it. But… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“I lifted my hand and pulled the blue paper cap back a little, until a piece of my red fell out, then… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“Love doesn't always mean rings and veils and walks down the aisle. Sometimes love means broken windows and broken hearts, and not… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Broken hearts Copy Share Image
“Without lifting her head, she said, “I want you to get out.” And right then I was sure: M had been born… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“But what are you supposed to do now? I mean, how are you supposed to act normal?” Mike looked at me, his… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Gardening Copy Share Image
“Mary made him lie down in the middle of the stage. Then she started singing, “Everything’s all right, yes, everything’s fine …”… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Best friend Copy Share Image
“I didn’t want them to be gay anymore. I didn’t want people like Mrs. Perry to make a face and step away… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Homosexuality Copy Share Image
“You watch. Someday you’re going to love those freckles.” “No I’m not.” Mr. John leapt through the air after that, feet flailing… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Blue sky Copy Share Image
“What’s that?” he asked. “A picture of my mom,” I said, opening his ice-cold hand and putting the frame in it gently.… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Poem Copy Share Image
“Apron,” Chad said, sounding a little nervous. “I’ve been wondering. Do you think you and me would have been friends, if, you… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Making fun Copy Share Image
“And even though I had freckles and red hair and almost killed Grandma Bramhall, I danced like I didn’t.” — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
“Laura Ingalls Wilder should have been in class with us, too. With friends like us, she never would have had to put… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Every single day Copy Share Image
“I walked around the counter and straight into his white T-shirt. Then we stood like that, him holding my red head, and… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Heart Copy Share Image
“I waved to him, and he waved back. I tried not to think about how Chad couldn’t see me doing that now.… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Too late Copy Share Image
“We turned away from each other at the same time, the space between us getting longer, until it looked like we hadn’t… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer First place Copy Share Image
“Sometimes things get broken and people make mistakes. It's just what happens. And then, if you're lucky, they get fixed again, before… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Failure Copy Share Image
“I sat there looking normal but thinking about how much I wished we were going to see the real Jesus. Everyone needed… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Miracle Copy Share Image
“The lady shuffled around, bending over to inspect the flowers and holding up one of the tags. “Oh nuts. Are these already… — Jennifer Gooch Hummer Copy Share Image
