“My sister taught me everything I knew back then. She taught me how to tie my shoes and she made sure I finished my homework. When she shook me awake in the middle of the night and said, “It’s time to get out of here,” I got up and went because it was how she helped me get ready for the world.” SistersSister LoveSisters Bond Author:Amy Smith Linton
“I wrote this story because I needed to, when, so many years after losing my sister, I found myself daily, hourly sometimes, being touched by life in some way that brought up her "missing-ness." Like an invisible shard in my heart, it doesn't show when you look at me, but there it sits, in the center of my chest, a shard now turned to crystal that casts its light and color over my life. Inside that crystal, Kathy is still with me. I know I am not alone in this experience.” SistersLove LossSisters Bond Author:Maureen Callahan Smith
“When the telephone rang in the middle of the night, I knew. The Tennessee state trooper on the other end said, "Your sister's been hurt pretty bad." In my haste to get to Nashville I didn't ask a single question. There had been a car accident. What else did I need to know? I'd been dreading a call like that my whole life.” SistersNashvilleCar AccidentSisters Bond Author:Amy Smith Linton
“I am, but I can’t help but wonder if I’m being ridiculous.” (Kelsey) “Your feelings are completely valid. No one can dictate if you’re being ridiculous or not, because they’re not in your head. They can’t understand your emotions like you can. With that being said, do you think you’re being ridiculous?” (Lottie)” Sisters Before MistersSisters Bond Book:So Not Meant To Be Source: So Not Meant To Be