Weeping is terrible for the complexion" said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, "but it is very good for the soul.

It's a wonder that any mother ever called a daughter Dinah again. But some did. Maybe you guessed that there was more to me than the voiceless cipher in the text. Maybe you heard it in the music of my name: the first vowel high and clear, as when a mother calls to her child at dusk; the second sound soft, for whispering secrets on pillows. Dee-nah.

The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.

If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.

If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.

on the day that the intlligence and talents of women are fully honored and employed, the human community and the planet itself will benefit in ways we can only begin to imagine.

One of his tears fell in my mouth, where it became a blue sapphire, source of strength, source of strength and eternal hope.