“If relationships were hard, mariage was even harder... it seemed like most couples struggled. It went with the territory. What did Nana always say? Stick two different people with two different sets of expectations under one roof and it ain't always going to be shrimp and grits on Easter.”
“Stick two different people with two different sets of expectations under one roof and it ain't always going to be shrimp and grits on Easter.”
“She always thought Americans were too territorial. 'All those fences and flags,' she had once said, seeing very little difference between the two.”
“It took two," I said. "Two different people to make the Heartwood what it is. Two different experiences, grief and joy, combined. True love never has just one face, does it? It must always have two, or it isn't true love at all.”
“I keep telling this story - different people, different places, different times - but always you, always me, always this story, because a story is a tight rope between two worlds.”
“He did seem like a nice boy. Seeming and being are two different things.”