Last 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 SeboldMurderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.
Alice SeboldI wanted to be the moron of the family, because morons seemed to have more fun, more freedom and more personality.
Alice SeboldAs she brought prospective buyers through, the realtor said it was an oil stain, but it was me, seeping out of the bag.
Alice SeboldSometimes Holly seemed like she wasn't paying attention, and other times she was gone when I went looking for her. That was when she went to a part of heaven we didn't share. I missed her then, but it was and odd sort of missing because by then I knew the meaning of forever. I could not have what I wanted most: Mr. Harvey dead and me living. Heaven wasn't perfect. But I came to believe that if I watched closely, and desired, I might change the lives of those I loved on Earth.
Alice Sebold