“Someday she will be saved, and the past and all its pain will be rendered as smoothly palatable as the food we spoon to our babies.”
“We wouldnt be who we are without our past, even the painful parts, even the mistakes we've made and the losses we've experienced it's all part of who we are”
“It's okay, baby" she said. "We all bounce till we break.”
“it's the way we respond to such gifts that is up to us. We decide if our past hurts and pains are going to overshadow what is occurring right this moment.”
“One time I asked her to have a chew and she said no thanks, that - chewing gum cleaved to her palate and rendered her speechless," said Jem carefully. "Doesn't that sound nice?”
“We remember the pains of our pasts, so we don't make the same mistakes in our futures.”