The Crooked Branch Quotes

“...every family tree has at least one crooked branch.”
― Jeanine Cummins, The Crooked Branch

“It’s hard to describe the shape a grief can take, when there is nothing but sorrow left in the world.”
― Jeanine Cummins, The Crooked Branch

“A trick of God’s magic, the way a mother can trace herself sometimes, beneath the skin of her children.”
― Jeanine Cummins, The Crooked Branch

“There are all different kinds of crazy, but mostly I think it’s ancestral. Sometimes you can even trace it back along the dead branches of your family tree; you can find evidence in family anecdotes or documents. A sepia-stained photograph. A diary. You might think you’ve escaped its reach—you might think you’re okay. Because it can lie dormant like a tumor, until some gentle, private trauma pushes it loose inside you.”
― Jeanine Cummins, The Crooked Branch

“stack of buckwheat pancakes he set on the nightstand. I reach for the plate instead of the baby. “These are my favorite,” I say, stuffing a towering bite into my mouth. “So good.” He smiles at me. “Try not to drip food”
― Jeanine Cummins, The Crooked Branch