Quotes by Beth Ann Fennelly

She reads his poems gratefully in her small Mississippi town. Its an undramatic life, yet these past months she seems to have found the intensity he yearns for, This also sounds like bragging, though she doesnt mean it to. If she could, shed let him bear her secret. Shed let all great men bear it, for s few hours. Then, when she too it back, theyd remember how it feels to be inhabited.

When sharing your news, you might come across some disgruntled parent-folk. You know, the kind who snort and say ruefully, If theres anyplace you want to travel to, go now. Dont let them squelch your joy, dear K: these are the kind of people who never went anywhere before they had babies either.

With toddlers around, times are always interesting.

Whether youre explaining where pets go when they die or teaching your child to recycle, your philosophies have ramifications. For the rest of history, echos of your voice will be heard.

When you push your stroller past a group of elderly women, youll see in the turning gladness of their bodies a glimpse of the children they had been, turning toward the tin music of the ice cream van.

“She reads his poems gratefully in her small Mississippi town. Its an undramatic life, yet these past months she seems to have found the intensity he yearns for, This also sounds like bragging, though she doesnt mean it to. If she could, shed let him bear her secret. Shed let all great men bear it, for s few hours. Then, when she too it back, theyd remember how it feels to be inhabited.”