Veronica Fishbane > Quotes

“Dead mothers are the worst of all. Toxic biological mothers I can battle with, and believe me, I shall. But a dead mother? A dead mother cannot be fought, cannot be corrected, cannot be answered back.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Evil Stepmother: A Wicked Little Handbook for the Women Fairy Tales Got Dead Wrong

“No, it's restorative justice. You are a stepmother, not the Department of Sanitation in pearls.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Evil Stepmother: A Wicked Little Handbook for the Women Fairy Tales Got Dead Wrong

“If she accuses you of being cold, tell her warmth requires fuel-and you've stopped burning yourself to keep her cozy.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Toxic Parent: A Ruthless Little Manual for the Once-Obedient Child

“Let us turn to you: my sisters in suffering, my companions in the trenches. History calls you wicked. Society calls you evil. But I call you what you truly are: martyrs in yoga pants.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Evil Stepmother: A Wicked Little Handbook for the Women Fairy Tales Got Dead Wrong

“You don't need a confrontation. You don't need a PowerPoint, a thesis defense, or a tearful monologue in a rocking chair. You need one calm, repeated sentence that will eventually carve a new groove in the record: Mom, this isn't about you.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Toxic Parent: A Ruthless Little Manual for the Once-Obedient Child

“Now pull up a chair. Let Auntie Veronica light a candle, pour a drink, and explain something your family never had the courage-or the spine-to tell you: This wasn't a family. It was a puppet theater. Your mother wrote the script, assigned the roles, and demanded applause. You were cast as the villain; your sister as the ingenue. Neither of you were ever asked if you wanted the parts.”
― Veronica Fishbane, Dear Toxic Parent: A Ruthless Little Manual for the Once-Obedient Child