Mother believed in enjoying herself. Aunt Mimi believed in enjoying herself, then feeling guilty about it.
Possession of a secret is no guarantee of its truth.
the reason for revolution is so the good things in life circulate.
Sorrow is how we learn to love. Your heart isn't breaking. It hurts because it's getting larger. The larger it gets, the more love it holds.
Writers will happen in the best of families.
Language is decanted and shared. If only one person is left alive speaking a language - the case with some American Indian languages - the language is dead. Language takes two and their multiples.