Eden

“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Bonnie Burstow, Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

“You’re a dream,” I whisper, my nose brushing his. “You’re a dream in the midst of my worst nightmare.”
― C.E. Ricci, Head Above Water