The Great Alone: A Novel
She didn’t want to hope for the best; dashed hopes were worse than no hopes at all.
Kristin Hannah • The Great Alone: A Novel
eyebrows like awnings.
Kristin Hannah • The Great Alone: A Novel
you, how it was a shiny lure for the unwary. What happened to you if you hoped too hard for the best and got the worst? Was it better not to hope at all, to prepare? Wasn’t that what her father’s lesson always was? Prepare for the worst.
Kristin Hannah • The Great Alone: A Novel
For a man whom Mama called a patriot, he sure hated his government.
Kristin Hannah • The Great Alone: A Novel
Leni sighed. How was Mama’s unshakable belief in Dad any different than his fear of Armageddon? Did adults just look at the world and see what they wanted to see, think what they wanted to think? Did evidence and experience mean nothing?
Kristin Hannah • The Great Alone: A Novel
prayed to exclusionary Gods
Kristin Hannah • The Great Alone: A Novel
please let’s pretend that formed a dangerous pact.