Between Sisters

by Kristin Hannah

The bedrock lesson of her life was that love didn’t last. It was better to be lonely and strong than heartbroken and weak.

That was why Meghann gravitated toward younger men. They still believed in themselves and the world. They hadn’t yet learned how life really worked, how dreams were slowly strangled and right and wrong became abstract ideas instead of goalposts for all to see. Those truths usually hit around thirty-five, when you realized that your life was not what you’d wanted.

“Sooner or later, Meg, it’s always about family. The past has an irritating way of becoming the present.”

One thing motherhood had taught her—love required boldness. And fear simply came with the package.

We can’t live other people’s lives for them. Even if we love them.”

“Sometimes love means trusting people to make their own decisions. In other words, shutting up.”