NOTES
When I read this book, I thought, "What about singing happy birthday over a cake?" While composing today's blog post, I happened upon this cover of the book, which is different from the version I got from the library (see other mention HERE).
QUOTES
"My grandmother went to the library weekly, and took her children along, which is where my mom's addiction to books began; eventually she and her twin sister Irma became librarians." ~ p. 33
"I asked Viola on her eighty-fifth birthday, which birthday she dreaded the most. 'Stupid question," she said. 'I only know it's downhill after eighty-five.'" ~ p. 107
"As I write this book, the U.S. government just released a report that 41 percet of the babies born in our country in 2008 were born to single mothers." ~ p. 125
"Self-respect is the most important respect of all." ~ p. 125
"They both posessed the take-charge attitude of the firstborn, and both worked all their lives as diligent businesswomen, who never officially retired. They both had an uncanny ability to lead large families, to end arguments, and to encourage good behavior." ~ page 150
"Lucy went to the library regularly, until she could no longer walk there." ~ p. 168
"When you can, walk." ~ p. 169
"When I visited her, she wanted me to get out and do things. She didn't want me to sit around with her — she wanted me to go and see things and come back and tell her about them. When I did, she would light up, relishing in every detail of my day. In a broader sense, this is what it has meant to be a writer. I go out, experience the world through characters and conversation, hopefully fetching the good stuff, the details that surprise and bind us, then bring all of it to the page. Lucy encouraged me to do the same for her." ~ p. 17r
"This is my first work of nonfiction." ~ p. 199
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