“Christian is staring at us. He’s an only child and could never understand the delicate joys of sibling abuse.”
“We need more child abuse laws, these kids have been abusing us parents long enough.”
“One of your siblings has got to be the dumbest. And if you’re an only child—you’re the dumb one.”
“As an only child, Cassandra found the well-worn paths of sibling interaction fascinating and horrifying in equal parts.”
“Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its spring deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy.”
“The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night.”