The Monk Upstairs Quotes

“She said, "Well, that's right, she's going to heaven very soon. And now it's time for us to say good-bye to her and tell her how much we love her."

Mary martha nodded and looked at the needlepoint in her hands.

"Will her brain still be hurt, in heaven?" she asked.

[Rebecca]....said, "Do you remember that time at the beach, when you went into the water with Gran-Gran and the waves were too big and she lifted you up over them? And you two were laughing so much and you said she was the coolest grandmother in the world?"

Mary Martha smiled. "Yes"

"That is how she will be in heaven," Rebecca said.”
― Tim Farrington, The Monk Upstairs

“ I don't care if you're spoiled, for God's sake! I'm spoiled. We're all spoiled, life does that. It's what you do with yourself after you realize you've been spoiled that matters. It's the life you make in the ruins. ”
― Tim Farrington, The Monk Upstairs

“The first one to bed always lit the candle, and the last one turned out the lamp....The tradition had seen them through quite a bit by now, and Rebecca had come to love the candlelight, not only because it meant that Mike loved to see her just the way she was, which was incredibly liberating once you began to actually believe it, but also because the light just felt holy to her. It made the end of the day into a kind of prayer, whether they made love or just lay in each other's arms and chewed over the day's portion of craziness; and there was that beautiful little puff of "Amen" when they blew the candle out and settled into sleep.”
― Tim Farrington, The Monk Upstairs

“She forgot: it was as simple as that. She just loved being with the guy. Possibly enough that not even their own wedding could screw it up.”
― Tim Farrington, The Monk Upstairs