A Sister's Place Quotes

“This tiny human on the screen, this little jelly bean, is my baby. I am in love. I thought I knew what love was, what unconditional love was, but I didn’t. Not until now do I feel that the only thing in the world that matters is my baby, the health of my baby, the well-being of my baby, raised in a happy, warm, enriching home.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to a mother.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“We can take for granted what we have, Juliette. Until it’s taken away, and then . . .”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“I was five. Confused. Heartbroken. I asked Santa every year for a new baby sister for Christmas. I even asked for Lori to come back.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“You know me, Jules. I’m a homebody, and I like having everyone in one place.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“We used to share the newspaper just like this, swapping sections over breakfast. Gracie always strove to keep the paper in some sort of order, making clean folds as she progressed with her reading. Part of the appeal of reading the Times was that I could, unlike with a book, just flip it open, lazily page about, crinkle and wrinkle as I got my fill of the goings-on of the world. Sometimes Gracie would smooth out the wrinkled pages when it was time to swap, muttering that I wasn’t the only one reading the paper. Over time she’d ignore the wrinkles or smooth them out a few times and leave it at that, not saying anything. I got better with my lazy form of reading. Gracie was right, after all: we were sharing the paper.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“I really just forgot they were there. Got used to tossing them back there.” I chuckle. “Honest.” Gracie looks utterly unamused. “The backseat of your car is hardly the best place to put things that need immediate attention. You don’t have bills back here, do you?”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“You’ve gotten more than these?” “Yeah.” “Jules, you can’t collect these like you do stamps or notches on a dashboard!”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Three! Please tell me you’ve paid some of these.” “No,” I say in an offhanded kind of way. I don’t see the big deal. Seriously. If we’re going to talk rap sheets, I’ve done far worse than this. Gracie knows that. “I’ve paid, like, two of them, but that was a long time ago. These are new.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“look to the fallen leaves of this season as flowers and remember that we are here on borrowed time, that it is never too late to grow.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Learn from each other when you’re lost. Help each other stand when you’re down. Be what each is missing in her life.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Strong on your own yet stronger together.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Though my years have passed with great swiftness, they have been filled with much joy and love.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“But don’t forget that sisterhood is a beautiful, rare gift. Embrace it. Never take it for granted.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Life’s a temporary gift, and we have to make the most of it.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“Time eventually heals; life moves on.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“The bond of sisterhood, the friendship two women can have is something to hold on to—to cultivate and love. And so I challenge you.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“When you have grandchildren, the time between one holiday and another, from one season to the next, seems to pass as quickly as a night’s sleep.”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place

“been my home away from home. I finish gathering the newspapers and walk up the front steps, sheltered by the wide and lengthy awning of the wraparound porch. I grip the front door’s handle, give the old, heavy door a shove open, and find a calm in the warm, familiar fragrance of citrus and vanilla—signature scents of Mimi’s home. It took Juliette all of five days to fly”
― Savannah Page, A Sister's Place