Yeah. Sure. My brother's dead. My mother's insane. Hey, let's have a crepe.
Jennifer DonnellyThere is an advantage to be found in most everything that happens to you, even if it is not immediately apparent.
Jennifer DonnellyI played a role. That is what actors do. But I played it too well. I went too far. And by the time I wanted to stop, to take a bow and leave the stage, it was too late.
Jennifer DonnellyBut his words fall away. He looks confused. He looks flustered and sorry. Like you do when you run up to someone you think you know and take her arm and she turns around and you were wrong.
Jennifer DonnellyI was only glad to be saved and never once thought to ask why.
Jennifer DonnellyGod didn't have to punish him; he'd created his own hell. By himself and for himself.
Jennifer DonnellyBecause in a small dark room, a broken child lies on a filthy bed and stares up at a high window.
He waits for me, too.
And I—I who have failed at everything and have failed everyone—I must not, I cannot, I will not fail him.
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Beautiful people don't need coats. They've got their auras to keep them warm.
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She's got a big belt around her hips. It has a shiny buckle with PRADA on it, which is Italian for insecure.
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She smells of her cooking and the perfume Eau d'Hadrien. My mother wore it, too. She used to cook, like Lili. Our house smelled of garlic and thyme instead of sadness.
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