“If you'd only let me come by myself, none of this would have happened. Having you around makes everything worse.' She buried… — Natalie Standiford Childishness Copy Share Image
“Here was the Russia she'd loved since childhood, the dark, violent, passionate place where the life of the mind and spirit were… — Natalie Standiford Children Copy Share Image
“I almost can't believe you won first place, because the painting deserves it so much, and people who deserve to win hardly… — Natalie Standiford First place Copy Share Image
“Laura, this isn't love. Love lets you go on a trip without following you. Love can live without you for a week,… — Natalie Standiford Girltalk Copy Share Image
“I just wanted to say something about him, to shoot his spirit out over the airwaves and see what it will do.… — Natalie Standiford Religion Copy Share Image
“He'd learned a lot in the short time he'd been with the Cahills, and one of the biggest lessons was not to… — Natalie Standiford Next day Copy Share Image
“The students adore your father,' a perfumed woman said to me. 'Aren't you lucky to live with such a charming man!' 'He's… — Natalie Standiford Charming man Copy Share Image
“This year I have Sister Mary Joseph for Religion. Right away I could tell she was going to become my archenemy. She… — Natalie Standiford Religion Copy Share Image
“Don, we're huge fans," I said. "Don, we're huge fans," he shot back in a high-pitched voice meant to mock me. What… — Natalie Standiford Huge fan Copy Share Image
“I had no cause to be happy. I felt sad with a good reason, and it wouldn't be right to mess with… — Natalie Standiford Copy Share Image
“Those antidepressants Dr. Huang gave her were some kind of miracle drug. I considered giving them a try, but I didn't think… — Natalie Standiford Copy Share Image
“The whole summer stretched out before us, long, hot, endless. September flashed like a tiny red warning light in the distance, but… — Natalie Standiford September Copy Share Image
“I reached for the phone and dialed his number. I listened to it ring. It rang on and on. I imagined the… — Natalie Standiford Block Out The Noise Copy Share Image
“He's as bad as my mother. Maybe worse. He's a market-research consultant. He studies people's facial expressions to see how they feel… — Natalie Standiford Parenting Copy Share Image
“A toast to the birthday boy!' Myrna shouted. 'Welcome to the adult world, hon. It's lonely, it's miserable, and God help you.… — Natalie Standiford Birthday Copy Share Image
“I keep wishing, reflexively, for a glimpse of the future, so I'll know what to do. But I don't kid myself. I… — Natalie Standiford Time Copy Share Image
“I had to admit he looked nice. He has very regular features and straight teeth. I'd just read that even, regular features… — Natalie Standiford Copy Share Image
“Entonces me preocupé: ¿Qué pasa si me estaba volviendo como Ginger? ¿Qué pasa si no podía ser feliz a menos que estuviera… — Natalie Standiford Romance Copy Share Image
“I might have been made of metal once, but not anymore. Like Pinocchio, I'd turned into a real girl. So far it… — Natalie Standiford Emotion Copy Share Image
“Selbst wenn ich wollte, könnte ich mich nicht mehr in die alte Schneekugel zurückquetschen, in der mich jeder haben will. Das Glas… — Natalie Standiford Copy Share Image
“You're a big sister?' I was shocked. She seemed so good-natured and compassionate.” — Natalie Standiford Big sister Copy Share Image
“Jonah's breath came fast and shallow. I reached for his hand. He turned his face to me, his eyes wide with panic.… — Natalie Standiford Copy Share Image
