There Was an Old Woman Quotes

“Imaginary friends.” “You know they’re not real,” Mina said. “I know, I know.” Annabelle put a finger to her lips, shhh, and added in a stage whisper. “But they don’t.” Mina had laughed, and then stopped laughing because it was clear that Annabelle didn’t get her own joke, and she wasn’t about to start laughing at her sister. Not then. Not ever.”
― Hallie Ephron, There Was an Old Woman

“It had been a while since Mina had been properly hugged. Not since her sister. Mina sat at the kitchen table as memories flooded back.”
― Hallie Ephron, There Was an Old Woman

“You’re going out in those? Mrs. Yetner’s parting shot was a zinger—a gibe masquerading as an innocent question. Evie would have bristled had it come from her own mother. But she loved it coming from Mrs. Yetner. She gave her startled neighbor a quick hug”
― Hallie Ephron, There Was an Old Woman

“Acetaminophen toxicity is the second-most-common cause of acute liver failure requiring transplantation.”
― Hallie Ephron, There Was an Old Woman

“Acetaminophen. Same thing. It’s in a lot of over-the-counter drugs. People take a Tylenol and a Nyquil and a Coricidin, not realizing they all have acetaminophen. More than two grams a day can be lethal for someone with a compromised liver. That’s just three Extra Strength Tylenol. You can see how easy it is to overdose.”
― Hallie Ephron, There Was an Old Woman

“It was time—past time, really—for her to let go of her anger and give herself permission to be her mother’s daughter without being afraid that she was going to turn into her.”
― Hallie Ephron, There Was an Old Woman