“That boy shakes me upside down and inside out.”
— Alecia Whitaker
“His green-flecked brown eyes twinkle, and we laugh together, easy and light. He opens the door for me, and I say goodbye, floating over to where my family waits in our Winnebago. And I can’t tell you if my feet actually touch the ground, because at this very moment, this Bird, well, she flies.”
— Alecia Whitaker
“In our opinion, Coke is great from a can, still good from a bottle, yet hard to get just right from the fountain. But oh, when they do get it right, it tastes good enough to be an eighth wonder of the world.”
— Alecia Whitaker
“Mother Maybelle, have mercy, we’ve just been discovered.”
— Alecia Whitaker
“Some people live life asking for forgiveness instead of permission.”
— Alecia Whitaker
“Obsessing over a boy makes the time fly.”
— Alecia Whitaker