“Why did you marry Dad, Mom?" My mother sniffled through her nose, looked at me, then smiled. "I wanted something more and he was it. We both had big dreams." "That must have taken a lot of courage," I said. "To marry Dad. He was so different from you." "It was hardly courageous. It was just the only thing to do. We were in love.” LoveDifferentCourageBig DreamsMarrySomething MoreHe Was ItOnly Thing To Do Book:Sources of Light Source: Sources of Light
“Don't be scared," Willa Mae said. I looked at her. "Aren't you scared?" Willa Mae looked at me and said, "Shoot. Only thing I'm afraid of is that I'm going to do something I'll regret." "Being scared is just one more thing to turn into what you want it to be," Willa Mae said. "The thing with fear is, it's like anger. You've got to change it into something else. Make it your weapon. Some can just turn it into smarts. The best of 'em can turn fear and anger into love." She looked out toward our neighborhood. "I'm not there yet.” LoveFearChangeRegretAngerScaredAfraidWeapon Book:Sources of Light Source: Sources of Light
“She loved him, even though it was so hard to love anybody else after loving my dad. I think I knew this before she did.” LoveDadLovingLovedHard To Love Anybody ElseIt Was So HardKnew This Before She Did Book:Sources of Light Source: Sources of Light