The skin that protects you

Author Elizabeth Strout, who often writes about how difficult life can be, concludes that love can save you.

“This was the skin that protected you from the world—this loving of another person you shared your life with,” Strout says.

I’ve decided that Strout is one of my favorite authors, and I just read, both for the second time, her books My Name Is Lucy Barton and Anything Is Possible.
–Joy