“But there can be no secrets in a house where there are children.”
“I wondered if parents had an easier time with the secrets their children kept than children did with the secrets of their parents. A parent's secrets seemed like some sort of betrayal, where my own just seemed like a fact of life and growing up and away. I was supposed to be independent, but he was supposed to be available. Him having his own life seemed selfish, where me having my own was the right order of things.”
“The house is a place where things can go wrong.”
“A saguaro can fall for a snowman but where would they set up house?”
“Scout: Why are you entrusting us your deepest secret?Mr. Raymond: Because you’re children and you can understand it.”
“A house is a compressed territory where our basic needs can be fulfilled close by and safely.”