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1 " As much as I like my sister-in-law, I didn't want her two cents. This was a conversation for siblings, with in-laws as invested observers. "
― Elisabeth Egan , A Window Opens
2 " And the moral is: If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. —Mo Willems, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs "
3 " When you're a kid, you think you're going to have this deep well of time with your parents when you grow up and you're all on equal footing. "
4 " acrostic "
5 " Mary Baker Eddy: “Home is the dearest spot on earth, and should be the centre, not the boundary, of the affections. "
6 " Market research shows that Haribo gummies are the leading candy consumed by voracious readers. "
7 " A rising tide lifts all boats, "
8 " Sometimes you just know. And so you rearrange your life around what you glimpsed through a little window that opened for one second to show you a glimpse of something you might never get to see again. Even so, you know you will never forget the view. "
9 " And the moral is: If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave. "
10 " What was it like to be the person who chose books readers would fall in love with, buy for their mothers, and remember forever after, the way you never forget a delicious meal? • "
11 " Snow Child, Girlchild, Seating Arrangements. "
12 " The beauty of the world . . . has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. "
13 " Getting set in your ways is the first step toward mediocrity. You have to be nimble. "
14 " The stress rose in my ears like a noise. "