Pigs in Heaven

by Barbara Kingsolver

No matter what kind of night you’re having, morning always wins.

But that’s what miracles are, she supposes. The things nobody saw coming.

Getting old is just a matter of getting easier to see through, until all your failing insides are in plain view and everyone’s business.

But kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.

according to Chinese belief, if you save someone’s life you’re responsible for that person forever.

“Sex will get you through times with no money better than money will get you through times with no sex.”

Sympathizing over the behavior of men is the baking soda of women’s friendships, it seems, the thing that makes them bubble and rise.

It’s awful what happens when people run out of money. They start thinking they’re no good.”