“One time Mom told me the people you can be quiet with are the onesyou are the most comfortable with.”

“sometimes, love is loud.sometimes, love is quiet. Always, love is my mom.”

“The beautiful thing is, music can be like a time machine. One song- the lyrics, the melody, the mood- can take you back to a moment in time like nothing else can.”

“Come with me,' Mom says.To the library. Books and summertimego together.”

“We don't talk. We just swing. There is comfort in the act of swinging. True, unexpected comfort.”

“In the quiet of the night, Brooklyn baby tucked in tight.Close your eyes, everything's all right.Dreams will take you to the light.Like a star, you're lovely and bright.So sleep baby girl, sleep all night.”

“Many times when I read a book, I want to savor each word, each phrase, each page, loving the prose so much, I don’t want it to end. Other times the story pulls me in, and I can hardly read fast enough, the details flying by, some of them lost because all that matters is making sure the character is all right when it’s over.”