Saturday, September 24, 2011

Filled With Light



"The waiter yawned in the corner but we both ignored him and stayed and talked some more. And by the time I was wishing I'd washed my hair this morning instead of just bathed and was practically doubled over with gratefulness that I'd at least brushed my teeth, out of the blue,
he kissed me. Right in the middle of the Robert E. Lee Hotel Restaurant, he kissed me so slowly with an open mouth and every single thing in my body--my skin, my collarbone, the hollow backs of my knees, everything inside me filled up with light." - "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

2 comments:

Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafe said...

"Right in the middle of the Robert E Lee Hotel"
She is such a great story teller!

menehune said...

Such a great book! Lovely quote - as usual!

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