The Good Left Undone

by Adriana Trigiani

Sensible is the cardigan sweater of character.”

Righteousness may make you stand taller, but you’ll be standing alone.

A wise woman once said that the bride should wear black and the widow white. The bride mourns the loss of hope and the widow is finally free of the pain.”

The memory is often the monster, not the transgression itself.

“Life is a list, Emos. One by one, you check off the things you want to do and have to do, and soon you come to the end of the list. There’s nothing more to do, you’re finished, and it’s time to die.”