“I wouldn’t know what to do with daughters,' he says. 'Exchange them for sons?' 'But then I could wind up with something… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Children Copy Share Image
“I bet in big cities you can walk down the street scrowling and no one will ask you what's wrong or encourage… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Copy Share Image
“We don’t treat each other very well, I suppose. Even from the start. It was as though we had the seven-year itch… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Husband Copy Share Image
“Do you guys have sunscreen?” I ask. “No,” Scottie says. “Do we have water?” “Did you bring any?” Alex asks. “No,” I… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Alex-king Copy Share Image
I'm sorry," I say. "I didn't give you everything you wanted. I wasn't everything you wanted. You were everything I wanted. — Kaui Hart Hemmings Giving Copy Share Image
“We need to get home and put some ointments and ice on the stings. Vinegar will make it worse, so if you… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Daughter Copy Share Image
“She looks at the Dictaphone in my hand. “Are you recording this?” “No, Alex, I was summarizing a deposition.” “How can you… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Alex-king Copy Share Image
Why is it so hard to articulate love yet so easy to express disappointment? — Kaui Hart Hemmings Disappointment Copy Share Image
“I look in the jewelry box where Joanie found the drugs. She showed me a miniature Ziploc bag filled with a clear,… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Alex-king Copy Share Image
“Hey,” he says. I feel foolish for being out of breath and standing over him. The moonlight cuts a line down my… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Bonding time Copy Share Image
“You’ve already said that,” Alex says. “Why should I go?” “You’re the only person I have,” I say. “And I want us… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Alex-king Copy Share Image
“We continue to eat, the conversation easy and flowing. I listen to everything everyone says, an urgency to pay attention, to not… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Communication Copy Share Image
“We walk until there aren't more houses, all the way to the part of the beach where the current makes the waves… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Every day Copy Share Image
“I had to ask Scottie what TYVM meant, because now that I’ve narrowed into her activities, I notice she is constantly text-messaging… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Daughter Copy Share Image
“Reina sounds awesome,” Sid says. “I’m digging her more and more.” “Were you there?” I ask. “Have you seen one of these… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Alex-king Copy Share Image
“We walk up the sandy slope toward the dining terrace. I see Troy sitting at a table with some people I know.… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Matt-king Copy Share Image
The sun is shining, mynah birds are chattering, palm trees are swaying, so what. I'm in the hospital and I'm healthy. My… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Airplane Copy Share Image
That's how you know you love someone, I guess, when you can't experience anything without wishing the other person were there to… — Kaui Hart Hemmings I miss you Copy Share Image
I'll never be ready. Yet at the same time, you always want to reach the end. You can't fly to a destination… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Air Copy Share Image
“We get in and I start the car. “Are you going to be good to Lani?” I ask. I think of Tommy… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Adult life Copy Share Image
“I see Dr. Johnston at the end of the hall, walking toward us. He stops talking to the other doctors and gestures… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Matt-king Copy Share Image
“There’s something different about her. I realize it’s her breasts—they’re huge. I see that she’s stuffed her bikini top with wet balls… — Kaui Hart Hemmings Alex-king Copy Share Image
...we’re just kids growing up on an island, doing bad things in pretty places. — Kaui Hart Hemmings Bad thing Copy Share Image
