My favorite passages from Pat Conroy's novel:

"There are families who live out their entire destinies without a single thing of interest happening to them. I have always envied those families." "...by growing up, we had committed the crime of blurring those distinctions by which my mother defined herself..." "My mother had raised a child who could be silent but could not lie." "I still believe that they both loved us deeply, but, as with many parents, their love proved to be the most lethal thing about them... They were remarkable in so many ways that the gifts they bestowed almost equaled the havoc they so thoughtlessly wreaked." This page hosted by Get your own Free Home Page