Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible

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"Angelina said, "Mom. I don't want you to die. That's the whole thing. You took from me the ability to care for you in your old age, and I wanted to be with you when you died, when you die. Mom. I wanted that."

Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible

"People always kept moving, her mother had said, it's the American way. Moving west, moving south, marrying up, marrying down, getting divorced - but moving..."

Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible

"He hated dishonesty-- or lack of courage-- more than anything."

Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible

"society's been drugging its women for years"

Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible

"To listen to a person is not passive."

Elizabeth Strout, Anything Is Possible