Beautiful building,” Phoebe said. Sam nodded. “Classical Revival,” he said. It was yet another display of his seemingly unending knowledge that both made her proud and made her feel very small. Maybe if she had gone to college she would have learned about building styles and understand what Classical Revival meant. They could have intelligent discussions about things like rooflines and columns.
Jennifer McMahonTags: relationships architecture
Phoebe realized how very wrong she’d been about this house, this family. It was far darker, more dangerous than the places she’d grown up in. In the dingy little apartments her mother rented, everything was out in the open. Their lives were dirty and squalid, but they didn’t pretend to be anything else. Here, things seemed so normal, so perfect, but it was all a deception.
Jennifer McMahonOh my God!” Sam said again, his voice shaking. I’ve given birth to something inhuman, Phoebe thought. A lamprey with row after row of teeth.
Jennifer McMahonAnd, as Rhonda told the story, she thought: this is how the past gets passed down. This is how memories are made. Half-invented, embellished, given a touch of whimsy.
Jennifer McMahonReggie's earliest memory of her mother began with her mother balancing an egg on its end and ended with Reggie losing her left ear.
Jennifer McMahonAin't no point worrying about what's been or what's gonna be. You just gotta do your best right now. And trust everyone else is doing the same.
Jennifer McMahonReggie smiled. 'You haven't changed at all.' Tara took another pile of clothing from her bag and gave Reggie a sly grin from over the top of it. 'Do any of us really?
Jennifer McMahonSometimes we're at the mercy of other people. We don't even understand the power they have over us until it's too late.
Jennifer McMahonThere are angels walking among us.
Jennifer McMahonSometimes I wonder if you remember things the way they really were.
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