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1 " There is nothing more satisfying than having plans. "
― Lalita Tademy , Cane River
2 " You can't tell how heavy somebody else's load is just from looking. The Lord doesn't give us more than we can carry "
3 " Reaching too deep into something not meant for you is full of pain. Figure out what you can have and work on that "
4 " This was the face of slavery. To have nothing, and still have something more to lose. "
5 " Three generations of women out on the front porch, four counting little Emily, trying to put words around a past and a future that could never be explained. "
6 " Sometimes while you wait for what you think is better," Philomene said, "what is good enough slips away. "
7 " Sometimes good came out of hurt, compensation came out of pain. He gave with one hand, and He took with the other. "
8 " Don’t be so eager to judge, Suzette. You can’t tell how heavy somebody else’s load is just from looking. "
9 " The two women worked easily together, but I soon sensed that, though Belle was in charge of the kitchen, Mama Mae was in charge of Belle. "
10 " I am the rock in your garden, Emily, and you are the bloom in mine. Count on me. "