The heat made people crazy. They woke from their damp bedsheets and went in search of a glass of water, surprised to find that when their vision cleared, they were holding instead the gun they kept hidden in the bookcase.
Kristin HannahIt's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.
Kristin HannahWhat I know now about life is this: your mother is a part of everything you do and everything you are.
Kristin HannahAlice started to cry. It came with no sound, no shuddering, no childlike hysterics, just a soul-deep release that turned into moisture and dripped down her puffy pink cheeks. She touched her tears, frowning. Then she looked up at Julia and whimpered two words before she fell asleep. ‘Real hurts.’
Kristin Hannah