The Last Train to Key West (The Perez Family, #3)

by Chanel Cleeton

Very few people are so accepting of their flaws, but then again, a great deal of power affords you such privileges.

The world has expectations of you, of how you are to shoulder your burdens with grace, of the role you play, and as soon as you don’t live up to those expectations, it’s easier for others to cast you aside rather than change how they view the world. We are defined by what we do for others, by our relationships, by what we have to offer.

A married woman has a measure of security a single one does not; a pretty girl a better chance than a plain one. A soldier who comes back from war triumphant is a hero, whereas one who is broken by the effort is forgotten.

People ask how you’re doing, but they don’t really want to know if you’re struggling or not; they want the answer that enables them to go about their day without feeling guilty.”

After all, what more do we want than for someone to see us as we are, to acknowledge our

pain, and to offer a moment of relief?