Shani took one slice and bit into it — the tiniest of bites. She chewed for what seemed like an entire minute

Zeezee didn’t know what she would do when she got there, but she needed to go, to prove to herself that she wasn’t a quitter

“I see it was a mistake to send Shani away from home. I didn’t want her to go, in her fragile state, but I thought I could trust the seminary to take care of her”

“Listen,” she’d said. “When you’re watching my kids, I need to know that you’re giving them your full attention"

Rusi put her hands on her hips. “I messed things up? This painting business was your idea!”

Ilana said, “You’re telling me you’d actually bring a girl like Dafna to meet your precious Bais Yaakov friends?”

The seminary had dozens of staff members; why, then, did Chava somehow know exactly which name Devoiry was going to say?

“It’s not about the money,” Yehuda said quietly. “It’s about wanting you to understand your true value”

They were interrupted by a breathless voice crying, “ZeeZee! I didn’t realize you were coming here!”

Riding the bus to the Kleins’ neighborhood, ZeeZee wondered why she’d been crazy enough to accept this job. She’d always hated babysitting