“Memories do not always soften with time; some grow edges like knives.”
“My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.”
“These were reflections that required some time to soften; but time will do almost every thing…”
“Life Lesson 8: Change is always hard, but time softens the rough edges and eases the pull of the past. Eventually, we all climb out from under the bed, and even the most unfamiliar places begin to feel like home.”
“For some strange reason, beans always fall off knives.”
“Simply touching a difficult memory with some slight willingness to heal begins to soften the holding and tension around it. (74)”