Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today.
The woman I was seems hopelessly naive. I envy her.
You [meaning mothers] said good-bye a little every day -- from the minute they left your body until they left your home.
It's strange how memory gets twisted and pulled like taffy in its retelling, how a single event can mean something different to everyone present.
The past is history. The future is a mystery. The present is a gift.
Everyone always talks about how well mothers know their children. No one ever seems to notice how well children know their mothers.