Quotes by : John William Tuohy

Jesus,” I prayed silently, “please fix it so that my turn to read won’t come around.” And then....

I don’t know’,” he said. “Those three words from a willing soul are the start of a grand and....

Denny thought our parents needed a combination of material goods and temperamental changes before he....

Eventually, many years later, I came to see him the way everyone else saw him—a nice guy who, despite....

I felt empty a lot and I sometimes had a sense—and I know this sounds strange—that I really had no....

In foster care it’s easier to measure what you’ve lost over what you have gained, because it there....

I had decided that I wanted to earn my living as a writer and the only place in Waterbury where they....

Then there are all of those children, the ones who aren’t resilient. The ones who slowly, quietly die.....

There is a sense of danger in leaving what you know, even if what you know isn’t much. These mill towns....

My affliction decided to join us, forcing me to push my toes on the floor as though I were trying to....