Some Bright Nowhere Quotes

“Instead of assuming he knew what Claire was doing, he watched what she was doing. How she put her whole body into fluffing cushions. How an issue at work took over her attention, prompted phone calls, emails, a dedication to her office community no less thorough than her dedication to family and friends.”
― Ann Packer, Some Bright Nowhere

“The others received this as it should be received: lovingly”
― Ann Packer, Some Bright Nowhere

“some bright nowhere of broad fields and sunlight that was my idea of heaven”
― Ann Packer, Some Bright Nowhere

“What was caretaking, anyway? Could you separate caretaking as a whole from the sum of its parts? Helping, soothing, driving, phoning, cooking, listening, tending, waiting, learning, remembering, deciding, forgoing. A lot of forgoing.”
― Ann Packer, Some Bright Nowhere

“you felt wounded when you thought maybe you deserved it.”
― Ann Packer, Some Bright Nowhere

“being mindful about parenting was better than just automatically doing what your parents did!”
― Ann Packer, Some Bright Nowhere