“How about giving your old man a break here, huh, Chirp?" "Chirp is dead," I hear myself say and watch the flat… — Laura Wiess Old man Copy Share Image
“How can you make someone love you when they won't? And what if that person happens to be your mother?” — Laura Wiess Love Copy Share Image
“The ache starts in my chest and spreads through my veins. The abuse I can handle; it's the happiness that cripples.” — Laura Wiess Happiness Copy Share Image
“That goes for old wounds, too, you know. I really wish we'd had the chance to talk before this," he says, cracking… — Laura Wiess Bulletin board Copy Share Image
“Maybe it's true that shared trauma brings people closer together-a common hardship, a battle to survive-because when times are quiet people relax… — Laura Wiess Quiet people Copy Share Image
“Why should I just sit around hoping it happens when maybe I can do something to make it happen?” — Laura Wiess Copy Share Image
“Oh, there's a wholesome outing.' I say. 'Let's all skip down to the cop shop to register my daddy as a pervert.… — Laura Wiess Copy Share Image
“Yeah, I know I've changed. Nothing gets to me anymore. Well, okay, except for stuff in the past. Back then I was… — Laura Wiess Time Copy Share Image
“We wait to be rescued, but for whatever reason, no one comes. We figure that if no one protects us then we… — Laura Wiess Dogs Copy Share Image
“Ignorance of the outcome doesn't exempt you from the consequences.” — Laura Wiess Ignorance Copy Share Image
“And maybe love is terrifying. I'm terrified now, but not in the way she would think. I'm terrified because I hate who… — Laura Wiess Children Copy Share Image
“The distant threat of eternal damnation pales in comparison to the immediate gratification of corrupting young skin.” — Laura Wiess Copy Share Image
“If she'd said she loved me and still did all those cruel and careless things, would my child mind have decided to… — Laura Wiess Big mistake Copy Share Image
“How can you make someone love you when they won't? How long are you supposed to keep trying?” — Laura Wiess Love Copy Share Image
“We wait to be rescued, but for whatever reason, no one comes. We figure that if no one protects us then we… — Laura Wiess Dogs Copy Share Image
“The weight in my pocket nudges my thigh, suddenly becomes my knife. I put my hand to its unforgiving outline and can't… — Laura Wiess Stop crying Copy Share Image
“When someone threatens suicide, when they tell somebody they're going to do it beforehand they're reaching out, hoping someone will stop them.… — Laura Wiess Hard time Copy Share Image
“What's the point of obsessing over cholesterol or bike helmets or even cigarettes when the biggest threats to our children are being… — Laura Wiess Every day Copy Share Image
“She smiles and slips her arm through his. Her tread is light and bouncy and I can almost see the ghost of… — Laura Wiess Copy Share Image
“If not for you or your daughter, then for Nicky? Couldn't you do it for Nicky?' I stop breathing. My mother pales.… — Laura Wiess Children Copy Share Image
“Physical imperfections have always offended him, but apparently my bad hygiene wasn't repellent enough. Perhaps Ms. Mues's full-blown adulthood will be.” — Laura Wiess Copy Share Image
“There are only the three of us and our dark, burgeoning desires I am so afraid of what comes next” — Laura Wiess Desire Copy Share Image
