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This novel delves into the complex dynamics of a family dealing with mental illness and the search for healing and connection.
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“I learned that if I could read, I could cook. I surprised myself I like it.”
“There are no verdicts to childhood, only consequences, and the bright freight of memory.”
“Man wonders but God decides When to kill the Prince of Tides.”
“The fruit tasted foreign but indigenous, like sunlight a tree had changed through patience.”
“The only word for goodness is goodness, and it is not enough.”
“A family is one of nature's solubles; it dissolves in time like salt in rainwater.”
“Writing poetry and reading books causes brain damage.”
“I realized early that unless you're willing to kill the innocent, you can't win.”
“In families, there are no crimes beyond forgiveness.”
“My soul grazes like a lamb on the beauty of an indrawn tide.”
“I've always found paranoia to be a perfectly defensible position.”
“Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends.”
“I've always believed that dreams were both the love letters and the hate mail of the subconscious.”
“Laughter is the only strategy that has ever worked at all for me when my world is falling apart.”