“The wonder to me is not that she made it through at all but that she made it through so relatively intact, so vibrant. So free of bitterness and so empty of resentment.”
“Coraline wondered why so few of the adults she met made any sense.”
“Emily was so excited she forgot. She was so happy she made a mistake and said, “Thank you so much, Mommy!”
“Pure love was always difficult to witness. Why was that, she wondered? Because it was so rare? So beautiful? SO damned unattainable for most of the poor saps muddling through this life?”
“She wondered again about her inclination to wish for things that made her so deeply unhappy.”
“He made her play and she had almost forgotten how. Life had been so serious and so bitter. He knew how to play and swept her along with him.”