“There's a fullness of time for things, Lily. You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet, when to let things take their course.”

“There is a fullness of time for things. You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet. When to let things take their course.”

“You have to know when to prod and when to be quiet, when to let things take their course.”

“There's a strange moment in time, after something horrible happens, when you know it's true but you haven't told anyone yet. Of all things, that is what I remember most. It was so quiet.”

“Things had a way of working out for the best when you let them run their course.”

“When things are taking their ordinary course, it is hard to remember what matters. There are so many things you would never think to tell anyone. And I believe they may be the things that mean most to you, and that even your own child would have to know in order to know you well at all.”