All the Little Hopes Quotes

“What’s all them blue jars for?” I whisper, “Vicks VapoRub. Daddy uses it for everything. Colds, bug bites, cuts, bee stings, dry skin, bruises, headaches, sore muscles.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“I go to the cupboard. I open the doors to a lacquered red interior the color of the Chinese music box in Aunt Fanniebelle’s curio cabinet. Out drifts lemon, mint, salt, vinegar, and the metallic whiff of blood. In the middle is a line of matching bottles labeled Stump, Ditch, Willow, Lightning, and Urine. Baskets of tiny silk bags tied with ribbons and dried roots are in orderly rows.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“Out drifts lemon, mint, salt, vinegar, and the metallic whiff of blood. In the middle is a line of matching bottles labeled Stump, Ditch, Willow, Lightning, and Urine. Baskets of tiny silk bags tied with ribbons and dried roots are in orderly rows.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“reading expands understanding, dispels prejudices, and teaches empathy”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“My favorite word is enigma, for without mystery to challenge a curious mind, it starves.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“Do you know a bee only lives forty-five days and that only the female honeybee stings?”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“We watch the newsreel about the faraway war that rages, and like always, I look hard to catch a glimpse of Everett or Wade.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“We’ll be keeping the two blue stars in our window representing our men in harm’s way.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“Does that come to about a thousand pounds of beeswax and eight thousand pounds of honey a year?”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“Bout a hundred, last count.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“Daddy cuts the motor, and they jump down and move at a fast clip. Mama yells, “It’s not our boys,” so they don’t race their hearts.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“He checks his teeth in the mirror, flattens a cowlick with spit, and opens the door. The hinge creaks as he rolls out.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“Oh, Lordy, ma’am.” He clears his throat. “I’m sorry I scared you thinking that way, seeing this government car and all. No, ma’am. I bring good news.” Mama’s body softens,”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“wolpertinger.”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes

“You take one cup of softened butter and one cup of milk, two cups of sugar, threes cups of self-rising flour, and four eggs. One of the three-layer cakes has white icing and the other caramel. After”
― Leah Weiss, All the Little Hopes