It was such a pleasure to sink one's hands into the warm earth, to feel at one's fingertips the possibilities of the new season.

She hadn't wanted to be loved carefully, only well.

But in my humble opinion, a house needs a good party once in a while; remind folks it exists.

You must learn to know the difference between tales and the truth, my Liza, she would say. Fairy tales have a habit of ending too soon. They never show what happens afterwards when the prince and princess ride off the page.

A girl expecting rescue never learns to save herself. Even with the means, she will find her courage wanting.

Even the most pragmatic person fell victim at times to a longing for something other.

Adults weren’t supposed to understand their children and you were doing something wrong if they did.