Quotes About Understanding

It's true, Kathleen. Someday you'll see how smart I am." Her mom smiled and patted her hand. "If you're like the rest of us, it'll happen at about the same time you want me to babysit for the first time.

Not monsters; just boys, really.

y, a pesar de la diferencia de edad entre ellas —que era de al menos diez años, quizá más—, se habían hecho amigas del mismo modo en que se hacen amigas mujeres que llevan vidas paralelas; una amistad sin palabras, pero no por ello menos sincera.

Or you, Papa," she said. "Or you.

You know what I love most about you, Leni Allbright?" "What?" "Everything.

Lexi had learned the truth about love then, how close it could be to hate, and how it could empty you out.

It was all she really wanted: someone to talk to.

How can I help you, my friend?" "I'm having a little trouble with my daughter, Suki." The caller's flattened vowels identified her as a midwesterner. "How old is Suki, Marge?" "Sixty-seven this November.

could change how I feel about you? Really, Mom?

A veces ser una buena amiga pasa por no decir nada. —¿Se supone que tengo que dejar que se equivoque? —A veces sí. Y luego recoges los pedazos.

became a mother that she knew now: it was only possible to live without love when you'd never known it.

Best friends fight. They lose sight of what matters.

I'm sorry you had to find out about Dad, but maybe it'll help. We're human, Ruby. All of us. Just human.

A salvo no está ningún secreto.

They sat in companionable silence which amazed Leni. Usually she was a nervous wreck around kids she wanted to befriend.

Mon Dieu, Isabelle, must you always speak whatever is on your mind?" Isabelle had heard this criticism all her life, but why should she hold her tongue? No one listened to her either way.

No, baby. This is one thing you and your best friend can't do together." Vianne saw Sarah's fear and embarrassment and confusion. She was trying her best to be a good girl, to smile and be strong even as tears glazed her eyes. "Oui," she said at last.

Myl?dami sužinome, kokie norime b?ti, kariaudami suvokiame, kokie esame.

Las palabras tenían importancia.

I've felt her presence. "In a way, maybe. Mostly I think I know what she would say.

that way, we all understand sacrifice. It's no surprise that I'm a romantic, and to me, there's nothing more romantic than a husband and wife falling back in love with each other.

cómo podía encontrarse? ¿Cómo podía una mujer entender su propia historia sin haber conocido antes la de su madre?

We understand the value of forgetting, the lure of reinvention. Lately

I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think I'd like to be known.