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

“Certainly, as a reader, I had always discovered the deepest truths in fiction; …”

“Perhaps it is possible to discover more in silence than in speech. Or perhaps i…”

“She was partial to emeralds; she said they were the single thing that remained …”

“My grandmother told me once that when you lose somebody you think you've lost t…”