Quote by Mary Ann Rivers

“This is, of course, the privilege of love, to bear witness to a strong man’s grief over the little sister he could never save,…

— Mary Ann Rivers

“You were the first thing I had asked for, just for me, in a long, long time.”

— Mary Ann Rivers

“He moves to look in my eyes and everything below the belt swoops, then his big hands are around my face and he’s angled…

— Mary Ann Rivers

“No. I’m waiting because it’s not enough. What’s on the other side of the waiting is enough.”

— Mary Ann Rivers

“And yet, every day, Brian gathers his sister’s long hair into a beautiful plait, and just the sound of his voice is enough to…

— Mary Ann Rivers

“Then he was quiet, and Nina didn't have anything to say. But he stayed on the phone, she could hear him breathing, and so…

— Mary Ann Rivers

“If I wanted, I could choose to make my life a place that Brian could step into. He didn’t have any room to move,…

— Mary Ann Rivers

“Did you know that your mouth, your skin, is so soft? All week, every time I’ve thought about it, my hands feel like they’re…

— Mary Ann Rivers

“To have the love of this man, who knows what it is to sacrifice his life for love, I would have waited longer.”

— Mary Ann Rivers