The sisters were glad to be together. They had the easy sort of relationship where they didn't have to speak to be understood.

“Everything we knew condemned us, and our questioning condemned us most of all. …”

“He fell in love with the way she closed her eyes, long before he fell in love w…”

“what was a rose but the living proof of desire, the single best evidence of hum…”

“she clutched her purse and was completely composed, gracefully accepting people…”