Christina Baker Kline said this quote

I've come to think that's what heaven is - a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.

~ Christina Baker Kline

Before we leave the gravesite, Mary sings Mother's favorite gospel hymn ...Mary's lovely voice rises and lingers in the air, and by the end of the song most of us are crying. I am too, though I still don't know what those stars are meant to represent. My mistake, I suppose, is in thinking they should mean something.

~ Christina Baker Kline

Something inexorable seeds itself in the place of your origin. You can never escape the bonds of family history, no matter how far you travel.

~ Christina Baker Kline

It's painful to hold out hope for the things that once brought you joy. You have to find ways to make yourself forget.

~ Christina Baker Kline