Quotes by Heidi W. Durrow

A woman made of parts is a dangerous thing. You never know when shell throw away a piece you may need.

Its easy to smile just to make other people feel better. But when a person fakes happy, it has edges. Regular people may not see, but the people who count, they can see edges and lines where smile ends and the real you, the sadness (me) or the anger (Grandma) begins.

I think what a family is shouldnt be so hard to see. It should be the one thing people know just by looking at you.

Its easy to smile just to make other people feel better. But when a person fakes happy, it has edges. Regular people may not see, but the people who count, they can see the edges and the lines where your smile ends and the real you, the sadness (me) or the anger (Grandma) begins.

A woman made of parts is a dangerous thing, Grandma says. You never know when shell throw away a piece you may need...

Grandma sees these things when she talks about them and gestures with her hands like shes painting brush strokes in the air. The way Grandma paints her dreams for me, theres a low sky.

When the song is over, she bows and I clap. I wonder how come she seems so brave. There is no part of her she hides. Lakeisha sits with me now on the bed and says,Wanna hear a story? I dont have to say yes before she tells me .