“They knew how to be content with the ordinary and the simple. There was something to be said for that, and if… — Mary Campisi Happiness Copy Share Image
“everything—sound, sight, feeling, certainly understanding. Christine remembered little of that night other than the smear of life and loss pulling her under,… — Mary Campisi Christianity Copy Share Image
“The rich kept stuffing their pockets and the poor fell deeper in debt.” — Mary Campisi Money Copy Share Image
“Life was a strange mix of twists and turns, where incomprehensible loss often led to paths of unimaginable joy.” — Mary Campisi Death Copy Share Image
“I don’t have any experience with,” she faltered, “children like Lily.” “Most people don’t. It’s the demand for perfection in our society… — Mary Campisi Children Copy Share Image
“They were of the same blood, the same family, the same world, and yet, they were so different. And yet, they were… — Mary Campisi Best friend Copy Share Image
“In a society that valued politeness over truth, where malice and subterfuge were commonplace, even accepted, Lily’s frankness was labeled an eccentricity… — Mary Campisi Truth Copy Share Image
“Men! Why did they always have to be so difficult? “There will always be ups and downs, but I like to think… — Mary Campisi Difficult Copy Share Image
“Lily’s room transformed into a treasure chest told from a child’s perspective; minute details unearthed, bits and scraps of memory whose retelling… — Mary Campisi Children Copy Share Image
“Why couldn’t people just be who they were? Womanizers, drinkers, liars, and manipulators, instead of pretending around it all, hiding the secrets… — Mary Campisi Death Copy Share Image
“And when you look at him again, it’s not the speck of drool on his pillow you see or the way his… — Mary Campisi Copy Share Image
