control emotions Quotes

“Ivy was the only orphan at St. Agnes’s who had no one to go to on Christmas Eve. But she pretended she had a grandmother, and she wished her wish very hard...”

“Tears threatened again. I sniffed and tried to control my face. No one could ever tell what Mother thought or felt by looking at her. This was a useful trait. I needed to learn how to do it. There were so many things she had tried to teach me, but I didn’t listen.”