“She was all-out, delighted enthusiasm, like a stupid, bubbling stream, and the guy would just cup that in his hands for the… — Laura Florand Disregard Copy Share Image
“catastrophes in his kitchen, too. And he hadn’t even blamed her when” — Laura Florand Copy Share Image
“Never choose half of anything just to be safe when you have a chance to have something whole and perfect.” — Laura Florand Love Copy Share Image
“You can't ever really have enough worth that when you're gone, the spot you left won't close over.” — Laura Florand Pessimism Copy Share Image
“He had suddenly the clearest understanding he had ever had of the way his father had gone so wrong. A man's strength… — Laura Florand Abuse-survivors Copy Share Image
“She had to lift both hands to illustrate what she meant, but he just let her carry his hand with her, not… — Laura Florand Chocolate Copy Share Image
“She loved sinking into her bed on evenings like this, but apparently she shouldn't, because it worried her aunts, who thought she… — Laura Florand Books Copy Share Image
“In his view of what he wanted from the world, there were an infinity of moments that were beautiful, as this one… — Laura Florand Beauty Copy Share Image
“It was hard to trust in happiness, coming from another person, but . . . there was so much of it, around him.” — Laura Florand Happiness Copy Share Image
“My feelings are my own responsibility. I don’t see what trust has to do with it. I can’t go around handing them… — Laura Florand Confessions Copy Share Image
“With aggressive come-ons, at least you knew where you stood. Holding hands, you got - hopeful.” — Laura Florand Holding hands Copy Share Image
“Humble people were unsettling at best. All that lack of backbone. It was just creepy. Like talking to linguine.” — Laura Florand Humility Copy Share Image
“It’s true that if friends can never count on you being there the next time they need you, the place they leave… — Laura Florand Next time Copy Share Image
“Lea--when a man climbs a glass mountain, it's not usually for the damn golden apple. It's for the person he gives the… — Laura Florand Copy Share Image
“If you were, I don’t know, like… a female, and you saw me hitting that idiot, how would it look to you?”… — Laura Florand Copy Share Image
“A man's strength was supposed to be against the outside world: to fight it back from himself and those he took under… — Laura Florand Abuse Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, in secret in her head, she liked to skip that awkward “son and daughter-in-law” phrasing and just call them her children.” — Laura Florand Children Copy Share Image
