The trip from Portland to New York City was like climbing Mount Everest without oxygen. It went on and on, and by the time you reached your destination, there was no sensation left in your extremities.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: travel



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Elizabeth: "Maybe he'll surprise you."
Meghann: "Birdie, they all surprise me. Last week, I hugged my date at the door and felt a bra strap.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: dating surprise cross-dressing



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The heat made people crazy. They woke from their damp bedsheets and went in search of a glass of water, surprised to find that when their vision cleared, they were holding instead the gun they kept hidden in the bookcase.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: heat eerie



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She pouted prettily, and he wondered if that was one of the things they taught wealthy young girls at schools like Miss Porter's. If not, it had been passed down from one generation to another as carefully as the secret of fire.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: girls secret pout



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The measure of a society is its compassion.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: compassion society



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A generous donor (who had no doubt lived a life that imperiled his mortal soul) had granted [the Sisters] more than one hundred waterfront acres.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: humor guilt



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Caro: "Bite me."
Ruby: "I gave that up in kindergarten.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: wit sarcasm retort



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Hey, Meg," she said without preamble. I need you to write a letter of recommendation for me. I'm applying for grad school."

Meghann screamed into the phone. "Oh, my God! I'm so proud of you. I'm hanging up now; I have to draft a letter that makes my best friend sound like da Vinci in a bra and panties.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: art friends application reccomendation



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She remembered how it had felt and tasted, that slowly descending depression, like a thick glass jar that closed around you, sucking away the air you needed to breathe, creating a barrier between you and the world. The hell of it was that she'd been able to see all that she was missing, but when she'd reached out, all she'd touched was cold, hard glass.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: metaphor depression



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Please don't humiliate me by killing yourself before we can save your life.

Kristin Hannah

Tag: humiliation medical



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