“His face looked almost as gray as his suit, and the pouches beneath his eyes looked like little bags for holding all the sadness that his head couldn't hold.”
“His face looked almost as gray as his suit, and the pouches beneath his eyes looked like little bags for holding all the sadness that his head couldn't hold.”
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“Well, the man who first translated the bible into English was burned at the stake, and they've been at it ever since. Must be all that adultery, murder and incest. But not to worry. It's back on the shelves.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor“That's the unforgivable sin, you know.""What is?""Refusing to forgive someone.""Refusing to forgive someone is the unforgivable sin?" I asked incredulously.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice In-Between“Since no one really knows what or who God is, or whether God is at all, why can't God be hope?”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Intensely Alice“His face looked almost as gray as his suit, and the pouches beneath his eyes looked like little bags for holding all the sadness that his head couldn't hold.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, The Grooming of Alice“We all have our own battles to fight, and sometimes we have to go it alone. I'm stronger than you think, you'd be surprised.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Now I'll Tell You Everything“I used to think that when I grew up there wouldn't be so many rules. Back in elementary school there were rules about what entrance you used in the morning, what door you used going home, when you could talk in the library, how many paper towels you could use in the rest room, and how many drinks of water you could get during recess. And there was always somebody watching to make sure.What I'm finding out about growing older is that there are just as many rules about lots of things, but there's nobody watching.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Alice in Rapture, Sort of“I know, but if I feel this bad for Gramps, how am I going to feel when it’s Dad?” Tyler told me. “You’ll feel even worse, of course, but you’ll carry on, because happiness has a way of creeping in again. It really does,” I said.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Now I'll Tell You Everything“There were so many of these moments that could never be captured accurately, even in the camcorder, only in the heart.”
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Now I'll Tell You Everything“When you’ve found the right one - when you see him, when you’re with him - you’ll feel like you’re coming home.”
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