The Art of Keeping Secrets Quotes

“...unearthing the truth was akin to creating it; something new and profound appeared where it hadn't been before.”
― Patti Callahan Henry, The Art of Keeping Secrets

“The deepest loneliness came from not knowing whom to call to share the mundane details of her life.”
― Patti Callahan Henry, The Art of Keeping Secrets

“The written word held a power she almost revered: to be able to write so as to influence the hearts and minds of other readers seemed nothing short of a miracle.”
― Patti Callahan Henry, The Art of Keeping Secrets

“Conclusions and assumptions...We all travel with them and frequently they are like poorly packaged luggage-falling apart and needing to be redone as we journey through life...We take our conclusions and assumptions and set them aside until we pick up new ones, and then we set them aside until we realize we shouldn't ever carry either.”
― Patti Callahan Henry, The Art of Keeping Secrets

“She spread her arms wide as she'd done in their younger days, when the eight of them ate, drank and loved one another without the memory of loss. ... Why did life move on without the permission of those it carried in its current?”
― Patti Callahan Henry, The Art of Keeping Secrets