“ Such a mysterious business, motherhood. How brave a woman must be to embark on it. ”
Scars are just another kind of memory.
~ M.l. Stedman
From when she was a baby, Tom has taught the girl to respect, but not fear, the forces of nature- the lightning that might strike the light tower on Janus, the oceans that batter the island.
Your family's never in your past. You carry it around with you everywhere.
We can't rightly ever talk about the future, if you think about it. We can only talk about what we imagine or wish for. It's not the same thing.
