“She also told me it wore down her spirit to live in the desert landscape that was parched by midsummer, to plant… — Ursula Hegi Desert Copy Share Image
Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than we imagine — Ursula Hegi Believe Copy Share Image
I don't write for an audience. I write for myself. And if I imagine an audience at all, it's the characters, but… — Ursula Hegi Audience Copy Share Image
What the river was showing her now was that she could flow beyond the brokenness, redeem herself, and fuse once more. — Ursula Hegi Brokenness Copy Share Image
“I think . . . you should have children, John." At least he's no longer talking about bugs. "I'm too young, Dad."… — Ursula Hegi Children Copy Share Image
In language that's lyrical and haunting, Cheryl Strayed writes about bliss and loss, about the kind of grace that startles and transforms… — Ursula Hegi Bliss Copy Share Image
About endings....unless we do them well, we have to keep repeating them. — Ursula Hegi Wells Copy Share Image
“These are things," Trudi's father told her long before she was old enough for confession, "that the church calls sins, but they… — Ursula Hegi Old enough Copy Share Image
“Deine Anpassungsfäheigkeit—Your ability to adapt,” her husband said, “is far more dangerous to you than any of them will ever be. You’ll… — Ursula Hegi Marriage Copy Share Image
A perfectly happy marriage? There is no such thing. There are strong marriages that can survive problems, but happiness is such a… — Ursula Hegi Boring Copy Share Image
I like to keep myself wrapped in layers of sleep and wait for the geraniums. — Ursula Hegi Inspirational Copy Share Image
“Marrying a woman who was reckless must have been the ultimate reckless act, requiring a lifetime of balancing to keep both of… — Ursula Hegi Marry Copy Share Image
“And what she hated more than anything that moment was for all the differences between people to matter no more - no… — Ursula Hegi Time Copy Share Image
“Everyone does it." "But no one talks about it," Gloria said. "About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice… — Ursula Hegi Different level Copy Share Image
“He didn't know how to speak properly, how to walk properly, how to comb his hair, and she felt embarrassed for him… — Ursula Hegi Nazism Copy Share Image
“Given a choice, she would rather be the one who was persecuted than the one doing the persecuting-- both had a terrible… — Ursula Hegi Fear Copy Share Image
“Only a few people in Burgdorf had read Mein Kampf, and many thought that all this talk about Rssenreinheit-purity of the race-was… — Ursula Hegi Mein kampf Copy Share Image
About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice before you become a great masturbator. — Ursula Hegi Different Copy Share Image
“Carefully, the girl skimmed her fingers across her mother's knee. It was smooth; the skin had closed across the tiny wounds like… — Ursula Hegi Parenting Copy Share Image
That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents,… — Ursula Hegi Being a parent Copy Share Image
“Now the purpose of her stories had changed. She spun them to discover their meaning. In the telling, she found, you reached… — Ursula Hegi Copy Share Image
“High in the hazy sky, the snowfkakes looked tiny and all alike, but as they drifted past the narrow window of the… — Ursula Hegi Fiction Copy Share Image
“A thought came to her that had insisted on settling with her for some time now, a thought that would anger Michel… — Ursula Hegi Time Copy Share Image
