“I closed my eyes. The only things I knew about why Empty Ones worked the way we did was that we had room for extra souls because we started out with less, and that we could make gates because of our innately human sense of home. But my home was here. How on earth was I supposed to find another one?The gate needs to be opened and closed before dawn, Cresseda said, a hint of strain flowing through her voice.YES. THANKS FOR THAT. VERY HELPFUL RIGHT NOW.” WayNeedsHumansSaidSoulHomeEyeEarthVoiceRoomsRight NowEmptyThanksDawnExtrasHelpfulGatesStrainHints Author:Kiersten White
“Always take an extra quarter to the laundry room.” RoomsAdviceExtrasQuartersPrudenceLaundry Author:Wes Smith
“Self carries grief as a pack mule carries the side bags, being careful between the trees to leave extra room.” SelfSidesRoomsGriefTreeCarefulExtrasBagsCarriePacksMules Author:Jane Hirshfield
“My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom and extra loads of laundry for my mother.” HeartLongMotherFatherHouseSoundLinesRoomsExtrasLoadTranslateCharmingMottoBathroomHospitalityLaundryLong Lines Book:Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Source: Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
“I had an unusually large-sized head, though this was not uncommon for a baby in the Midwest. The craniums in our part of the country were designed to leave a little extra room for the brain to grow in case one day we found ourselves exposed to something we didn't understand, like a foreign language, or a salad.” LittlesCountryFoundLanguageGrowsRoomsBrainCasesBabyOne DayExtrasExposedSaladUncommonForeign LanguageMidwest Author:Michael Moore