California Golden Quotes

“Because she didn't think she was that good, although she supposed if you walked around quietly all the time and tried not to make anyone angry or take one step out of line, because that one step could be the one that capsized the entire ship and scattered your family in all different directions, a family no more - that could be mistaken for goodness. When actually it was just fear.”
― Melanie Benjamin, California Golden

“Living only for the waves. Letting them dictate the rhythm and purpose of your life.”
― Melanie Benjamin, California Golden

“A few days after that, Mom came home from Hawaii. But it seemed to Ginger that only part of her was home; when she closed her eyes at night she saw an image of her mother forever standing on the edge of California, shading her eyes from the sun as she gazed west.”
― Melanie Benjamin, California Golden