“You've used your pretty legs to walk right into trouble." Neni laughed, the kind of mirthless laugh her mother used to emit when life was so strange only a laugh could give one the strength to face it.” LifeTroubleStrengthLaughter Book:Behold the Dreamers Source: Behold the Dreamers
“We’ve never been a close family, so I’ve never been able to see him as much more than an absent provider who’s going through the motions for the sake of his family.” “It’s not easy,” Jende said, shaking his head as he turned onto Elm Street, where the dentist’s office was located. “Who is it not easy for?” “For you, for your father, for every child, every parent, for everybody. It’s just not easy, this life here in this world.” LifeChildrenParentsParenthoodFamilies Book:Behold the Dreamers Source: Behold the Dreamers