My grandmother was overwhelmed by what was happening to us. She ahd moved back into the past because the here and the now was too terrible.

“Heart, soul, treasure, rain, sister, memory, knowledge, hope, will.”

“That's why there are ten gates to pass through before you reach the garden. If …”

“It was as if hope had appeared out of nowhere to settle beside her and it wasn'…”

“In my family, a book can be a life raft.”