Quotes from book

A Widow for One Year

“…there is no nakedness that compares to being naked in front of someone for the first time.”

“Whereas she wished more of the population were better educated, she also believed that education was largely wasted on the majority of the people she met.”

“It was a sound like someone trying not to make a sound.”

“All his life he would hold this moment as exemplary of what love was. It was not wanting anything more, nor was it expecting people to exceed what they had just accomplished; it was simply feeling so complete.”

“…there is no straightforward negotiation with a four year old…”

“…the consequences of sex are often more memorable than the act itself.”