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41 " Randy Cutter was quite angry with my daughter and her husband over a parcel of land,” Caroline explained. “It got pretty ugly at the time. William bought a piece of farmland that Randy thought should have gone to him. It came to blows, lawyers got involved. When several of their livestock were found dead, William was sure Randy Cutter had something to do with it. "
― Heather Gudenkauf , The Overnight Guest
42 " She’s only thirteen,” Margo said plaintively. “Why would he be interested in a thirteen-year-old? She’s just a baby,” Margo said, her face pale and desperate with grief. "
43 " Brock and Ethan are not friends,” Deb said sourly. “We told those two boys to stay away from each other. Nothing good ever came out of those two boys being in the same space with one another. "
44 " She never wanted to set foot on this farm again. Her family’s blood now coursed through its soil. She imagined the corn and alfalfa rising from the earth stunted and black with rot. "
45 " She and Agent Randolph were staying at the Burden Inn, a low-rise motor lodge that was as grim as its name. It was clean at least. "
46 " But even on the days he brought treats and touched the girl’s hair and told her she was pretty, he was quicker to slap and push and pinch. "
47 " Her grandparents tried to create a new life for her, but her past haunted her no matter where she went. She was always Josie Doyle—the girl whose family was murdered, whose best friend vanished without a trace. "
48 " Jackson Henley did not like to follow orders, liked to drink, and to harass his female soldier counterparts. "
49 " One woman reported that Henley, along with a group of other male soldiers, mentally and sexually harassed her to the point of a near breakdown. Another woman accused him of false imprisonment after he purportedly refused to let her leave after the two spent a night together. "
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― Heather Gudenkauf , Little Lies
51 " I get Allison’s letters. Sometimes I wish that I could write back to her, go see her, act like a sister to her. But something always stops me. Grandma tells me I should talk to Allison, try to forgive her. But I can’t. It’s like something broke inside me that night five years ago. "
― Heather Gudenkauf , These Things Hidden
52 " God doesn't take attendance and even if a person goes to church every single day, that doesn't make him some kind of saint. "
― Heather Gudenkauf , One Breath Away
53 " I think a person doesn't have to be in a church to feel close to God. The desert works just as well. "
54 " clothes, "
55 " Motherhood is a procession of goodbyes. Some bittersweet and filled with promise and hope, some gradual, a gentle prying away of your fingers from something precious, some more violent, unexpected. "
― Heather Gudenkauf , Little Mercies
56 " me. Petra, this is Lucky Thompson, one of my students. "
― Heather Gudenkauf , The Weight of Silence
57 " I already know what is coming. “Yeah,” Joe says. “Can you come?” “There’s a child.” It’s not a question. We’ve "
58 " It's not going to be easy," she says, looking up at me. "it's probably going to get a lot harder before it gets easier. No one can change what you did or what has happened in the past." I lower my head and start to cry again. "But-" she says so sharply that I have to look up at her again. "But you do have control over who you are no and how you carry yourself. Do you understand? "
59 " Judith "
60 " My advice to those who have the dream to write is to do just that, write. It’s so important to set aside time each day to get your thoughts and ideas down on paper. It can be an hour or ten minutes, you’ll be surprised at how quickly the pages start accumulating. I think it is also crucial for writers to be readers. Read widely and deeply. "
― Heather Gudenkauf