Quotes from Luanne Rice

In the absence of sisters, we find sisters. In the absence of mothers, we find mothers. In the absence of family, you are my family.

Kids like that, who've had too much adversity young, have a real uphill battle. Quinn tries so hard, but she's something of a lost soul… she needs us to understand her." Rumer nodded.

of teeth and fingernails. Investigating Claire's disappearance, police had contacted every heavy equipment rental company in a twenty-five-mile radius around Black Hall. Only two wood chippers had been rented for a period that included

Kids like that, who've had too much adversity young, have a real uphill battle. Quinn tries so hard, but she's something of a lost soul… she needs us to understand her.

Evening Star, Hesperos, you bring all good things. You bring home all the bright dawn disperses, bring home the sheep, bring home the goat, bring the child home to its mother.

education snuffs the spirit right out of some people. She'll wind up being an artist or a poet or an actor or a sailor—something that would scare the life out of most folks

We're keeping them alive, she said. Sweetheart, the fence, the wall, is inhumane. People are dying. That's their choice,he actually said. They come here illegally, that's the chance they take. When did you get so hard? she asked, holding his face between her hands. They're human beings like us, looking for a better life for their families. You understand that, don't you? You did it for us. It's a humanitarian crises, she said. And you're part of the problem. That's why you can't sleep at night.

The words were terrible, but they didn't have any power.

I hope you know that about yourself, that you are perfect on your own. You have to make yourself whole—no one else can.

Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou, Cluny, Musée Jacquemart-André

She loves you, Mom," Caroline said, telling the truth. "I know, dear. But I wish I'd done more earlier. That I hadn't missed my chance." The words hung in the air, reminding Caroline of the failures of love. People tried so hard, but they often missed the most important connections.

exquisitely intimate Marmottan.

exquisitely intimate Marmottan. Mathilda rented a car, and they drove out of town to visit Claude Monet's home and gardens at Giverny and the port town of Honfleur, the site of so many Impressionist paintings. The vacation was centered on art. They visited the Normandy landing beaches and stood on the cliff looking across the English Channel, imagining the boatloads of Allied forces ready to storm the beaches.

without him—I wasn't sure I could go on breathing. But I did." "I know," Sylvie said. "It was because I loved him," Jane said. "And that's what love does. It takes hold of you so hard . . . takes hold of your breath. Your heart, your pulse, your thoughts, everything.

Love doesn't give you control—it takes control of you.

You make it sound mad," Sylvie said. "As if it drives you crazy.

Wildflowers So rare, To show you I care. You are gold, I'm brass, You should kick My ass But you know I'm your friend. I'll love you Till the end.

Had Jane felt that way this whole time? Back when it had all happened, Sylvie remembered feeling really angry at her: Sylvie had chosen Brown partly so she could be at college with her sister. Then Jane had gotten pregnant and ruined everything.

Souls don't have ages

Fear is the gift. It's how I will stay alert and alive.

Life is long, and a person's character generally catches up to him.

Who cared about those things? Didn't Peter know that it was impossible to make up for lost time? Three years was half of six years; every day, every minute in life was all its own, and could never be replaced with another. When you love someone, she said, with her eyes shut tight, barely recognizing her own voice, you want to be together whenever you can. If you want it badly enough, you just make the practical things work out.

Violence merely increases hate . . . adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.' Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

No matter what mysteries we're facing, we still have to live our lives.