I suspect the most we can hope for, and it's no small hope, is that we never give up, that we never stop giving ourselves permission to try to love and receive love.
In case you haven't noticed, people get hard-hearted against the people they hurt. Because they can't stand it. Literally. To think we did that to so… - Elizabeth Strout
In case you haven't noticed, people get hard-hearted against the people they hurt. Because they can't stand it. Literally. To think we did that to so…
- Elizabeth Strout
All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125) - Elizabeth Strout
All these lives," she said. "All the stories we never know." (125)
The evenings grew longer; kitchen windows stayed open after dinner and peepers could be heard in the marsh. Isabelle, stepping out to sweep her porch… - Elizabeth Strout
The evenings grew longer; kitchen windows stayed open after dinner and peepers could be heard in the marsh. Isabelle, stepping out to sweep her porch…
Traits don't change, states of mind do. - Elizabeth Strout
Traits don't change, states of mind do.
You couldn't make yourself stop feeling a certain way, no matter what the other person did. You had to just wait. Eventually the feeling went away be… - Elizabeth Strout
You couldn't make yourself stop feeling a certain way, no matter what the other person did. You had to just wait. Eventually the feeling went away be…
I would also hope that readers receive a larger understanding, or a different understanding, of what it means to be human, than they might have had b… - Elizabeth Strout
I would also hope that readers receive a larger understanding, or a different understanding, of what it means to be human, than they might have had b…
But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered, letting it s… - Elizabeth Strout
But what could you do? Only keep going. People kept going; they had been doing it for thousands of years. You took the kindness offered, letting it s…
You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who… - Elizabeth Strout
You have family", Bob said. "You have a wife who hates you. Kids who are furious with you. A brother and sister who make you insane. And a nephew who…
I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and response… - Elizabeth Strout
I actually see myself in all my characters. In order to imagine what it feels like to be another person I have to use my own experiences and response…
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