The Good Sister

The Things We Cannot Say

The library, Janet used to say, is one of only a few places in the world that one doesn’t need to believe anything or buy anything to come inside

That people without sisters think it’s all sunshine and lollipops or all blood and guts. But actually it’s always both. Sunshine and guts. Lollipops and blood. Good and bad. The bad is as essential to the relationship as the good.

Maybe the bad is even more important, because that’s what ties you together.

don’t sleep well, in general. It bothers me excessively.

me something about your day!’

I appreciate Rose’s choice of words. Most people ask ‘how was your day?’, which is so frustratingly intangible. Telling someone something about your day, on the other hand, is specific. I