“There was still chicken on the bone but sometimes you just have to push the plate away.”
“She yanked my plate away and took it to the sink. She rinsed some bones that looked like pork shoulder, which was weird since we'd had chicken tonight.”
“Not everything made you stronger. It was possible to survive, yet still be crippled for your trouble. Sometimes it was okay to run away, to skip the test, to chicken out. Or at least to get some help.”
“You can push me away-run away-and I will still love you”
“I love you, Ella May and nothing will ever change that. You can push me away -run away – and I will still love you.”
“What was more humiliating, I wondered: having to beg for someone's cold chicken bones or being offered them?”