The fact that he had foamed at the mouth immediately upon dying, indicated that he had a great back jam of wishes and desires and truths that were ne…

- Kaye Gibbons

Mothers smell blood before the wound is given. We see the rent place on the child's arm before the arrow strikes.

- Kaye Gibbons

It took me a long time to learn that mistakes aren't good or bad, they're just mistakes, and you clean them up and go on.

- Kaye Gibbons

I could wake her up and ask have you ever been to the ocean? but I already know that answer. She has not. You can tell. It would humble you I whisper…

- Kaye Gibbons

I read about writers' lives with the fascination of one slowing down to get a good look at an automobile accident.

- Kaye Gibbons

That's all my grandfather was guilty of, fear, faith in his words, but that was a high crime in her eyes. That's all Jack was guilty of that day, but…

- Kaye Gibbons

I am a great believer in variations on the routine.

- Kaye Gibbons

When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy.

- Kaye Gibbons

I might be confused sometimes in my head but it is not something you need to talk about. Before you can talk you have to line it all up in order and …

- Kaye Gibbons