Michelle

“We see what we want to see in order to make our existences that much more bearable. And we all have our own tipping points, that crucial moment when everything comes crashing down, our lives in freefall.”
― J.A. Baker, The Perfect Parents

“I came to despise the neighbors, my relatives and anybody else who had ever known me and the conditions under which I lived. Hate was all I had left. At the core of my soul, I hated myself more than anybody or anything. I came to believe that everything that happened to me or around me was my own fault because I had let it go on for so long. I wanted what others had, but saw no way to get it, so I hated them for having it.”
― Dave Pelzer, A Child Called "It"

“Serves me right for trying to be fine. I wish I’d let my hair alone,” cried Meg petulantly.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

“I-I’ve always known that I wasn’t the sort of woman men dream of, but I never thought anyone would prefer death to marriage with me.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I