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“When children are small, our desires seem small, even if we want the sky. Anything we want seems to be only a matter of time and effort away. It’s too early to imagine what’s already holding you back.”
― Somebody's Daughter
― Somebody's Daughter
“It was easier to laugh at the jokes after you'd forgotten the pain.”
― Somebody's Daughter
― Somebody's Daughter
“Kids can always tell the difference between adults who want to empower them, and adults who want to overpower them.”
― Somebody's Daughter
― Somebody's Daughter
“I learned to carry the secrets of my badness silently and alone.”
― Somebody's Daughter
― Somebody's Daughter
“I was tempted, as I always am, to take the bait when my mother offers me empathy. Tempted by my fantastical belief that one day I will lower my walls, and she will do the same. Then I end up blaming myself for not remembering to stick to the conversational paths offering the least resistance, furious at myself for veering too far into the unexplored or exiled.”
― Somebody's Daughter
― Somebody's Daughter
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