“Twiss had spent her life saving birds; all she had to do was glance at one to know if it would recover… — Rebecca Rasmussen Bird Copy Share Image
“What they didn’t understand then was that love, or even the play at love, wasn’t the same thing as forgiveness, which was… — Rebecca Rasmussen Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“What she didn’t understand when she was fourteen, but understood very well now, was that not everyone in the world could be… — Rebecca Rasmussen Fourteen Copy Share Image
“As much as Twiss craved adventures in other places, she didn’t want those places to change how she felt about home.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Adventure Copy Share Image
“She could see that like most people in the world, her mother just wanted to be loved.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Mother Copy Share Image
“The idea of Milly drowning in the riverside made Twiss think of an angel falling from the sky; Milly had two pink… — Rebecca Rasmussen Angel Copy Share Image
“Once a bird had lost his ability to fly, not much else could be done in the way of mending him. Losing… — Rebecca Rasmussen Freedom Copy Share Image
“This book I'm reading says if you want to be as thin as a stalk of celery, then that's what you should… — Rebecca Rasmussen Books Copy Share Image
“My art teacher says I have talent," Twiss told her father, thinking of her last piece. Although she usually preferred to draw… — Rebecca Rasmussen Art Copy Share Image
“Milly went to work on her piecrust. After she'd rolled out the bottom layer and then the top one, she moved on… — Rebecca Rasmussen Baking Copy Share Image
“According to her chore list, she was supposed to feed the chickens. Milly hd already retrieved the eggs. She'd mentioned something about… — Rebecca Rasmussen Bird-sisters Copy Share Image
“What would your word be?" Twiss said. Something to do with baking. Whenever Milly could scrape together enough flour, sugar, and butter,… — Rebecca Rasmussen Baking Copy Share Image
“Bett didn't have any siblings because she said her father had preserved what was dead for too long to be able to… — Rebecca Rasmussen Brotherhood Copy Share Image
“At the end of his visit, Mr. Peterson's doctor wrote out a complicated list of dietary recommendations for Bett, which included meat,… — Rebecca Rasmussen Bett Copy Share Image
“The town fair, which took place over the last weekend of August each year, was just over a month away. If their… — Rebecca Rasmussen Fair Copy Share Image
“Used to be when a bird flew into a window, Milly and Twiss got a visit. Milly would put a kettle on… — Rebecca Rasmussen Adventure Copy Share Image
“After Twiss went out the barn, Milly went up to their bedroom with the brown paper bag. She looked out the window… — Rebecca Rasmussen Age-old Copy Share Image
“Every Saturday, heat or cold, rain or shine, Milly would see Avery running up their road, her long blond ponytail swishing in… — Rebecca Rasmussen Cup of tea Copy Share Image
“As much as Milly loved seeing Asa on that tractor, a part of her dreaded the days he came to mow, not… — Rebecca Rasmussen First crush Copy Share Image
“If there was no such thing as fear, there was no such thing as safety either.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Fear Copy Share Image
“Life and death- what paltry words, what tarnished bookends,what unjust summation for drawing breath one moment and failing to release it the… — Rebecca Rasmussen Death Copy Share Image
“When her teacher asked her to explain the drawing, Twiss said to her happiness felt like freedom. Sadness felt like the opposite.” — Rebecca Rasmussen Freedom Copy Share Image
“While their mother told Mrs. Bettle and Bett about her trip to France when she was a girl- 'Oh, Champs-Elysées!'- Milly hauled… — Rebecca Rasmussen Baking Copy Share Image
“Wisconsin,'" Twiss said. "That's my word." "The word or the state?" Milly said. "Both," Twiss said. Twiss knew every dip and rise… — Rebecca Rasmussen Language Copy Share Image
