T. Greenwood 2009They say past is past. But can one really leave it behind? This is a story of Harper, now a single father raising his daughter Shelly, after he lost his wife, Betsy. After a train wreck incident, he is confronted by the guilt that has been gnawing at him all this time. In the end, it is both a story about love and a story about forgiveness.
"People say we are defined by the choices that we make, some of them are easy, small, while others are more difficult. These are the decisions that keep us at night, forcing us to weigh the pros and cons, to examine what is right and what is wrong...But what about the split-second decision? What about the one made without the luxury of contemplation...Does this speak more loudly to who we really are?"
"You have to believe in God...Who do you think made all the birds and flowers and stuff? Who put the blue in the sky?"
"Sugar on snow is hot maple syrup on clean white snow. It makes sort of sticky candy. You eat it followed by a dill pickle and then a plain doughnut. It's one of the best things about spring in Vermont."
"You see, the things that terrify us-the things that scare us- are sometimes the best things for us."
"Without Betsy, I became a sleepwalker:my feet moving me from one place to the next while my mind was always elsewhere. (Back in Two Rivers. Back inside that barn, lightning illuminating her in erratic and beautiful flashes.)"
"When I'm with you, I am home. Coming here, being with you. This is home."
"I could also see the poster hanging on the opposite wall...OFFICIAL HAIR STYLES FOR BOYS AND MEN... butch, crew cut, flat top, flat top with fender, brush back, forward brush, professional, ivy league, businessmen's."
"And I may not know much about babies, but I do know one thing. There ain't no way to be sad when you're holding a brand new baby in your arms."
"Oranges, clementines, tangelos, tangerines. When I saw our future, it was like this: bright, sweet, whole."
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