“A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her. They must be the most important thing in her life, but if she is the most important thing in theirs, she has failed.”
Erin Kelly“I do not know what is going to happen to us. I am frightened but I feel strong. I have the strength of a woman who has everything to loose.”
Erin Kelly Bartelma“That's the thing about sleepwalking . You can walk, eat, have conversations and even drive cars in perfect safety. The danger comes from waking up too quickly.”
Erin Kelly, The Poison Tree“A good mother loves fiercely but ultimately brings up her children to thrive without her. They must be the most important thing in her life, but if she is the most important thing in theirs, she has failed.”
Erin Kelly, The Burning Air“Grief is like a splinter deep into every fingertip”
to touch anything is torture.“that's the thing with secrets. They're leaky”
you can't decide to share the bits that suit you without a million questions oozing out. You have to solder a part of yourself shut.