So there are cakes and pillows and colors galore, but underneath this more obvious patchwork quilt are places like a quiet room where you can go and hold someone's hand and not have to say anything.
Alice SeboldLast night it had been my father who had finally said it: "Sheโs never coming home." A clear and easy piece of truth that everyone who had ever known me had accepted. But he needed to say it, and she needed to hear him say it.
Alice SeboldThe shadow of years was not as big on his small body. He knew I was away . But when people left they always came back.
Alice Sebold