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“Being pretty only kept me trapped in a world that valued looks above all else.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

“Mothers are adept at providing love from all angles, so much so that you often don’t realise you’re missing out on love from other people until much later in life.”
― Bella Mackie, How to Kill Your Family

“Men often do that, spreading out their legs on the Tube as though they have an innate need to fill any space that isn't filled, walking down the middle of the narrow pavement and being almost surprised when they career into you, nudging too close in a coffee shop queue as though you'll give way. They don't even notice what they're doing. They are important, their needs are important. You are not as important. You are not important at all. Unless you're attractive to them. Then your space will be occupied in other ways. Men will stand in front of you and block your path to get your attention. They will slow their car down so that you feel uncomfortable as you walk down the street. They will hover over you in bars, touching your arm, grabbing your hand. If you're lucky, it'll just be your hand.”
― Bella Mackie, How to Kill Your Family

“After a certain age, you can pretty much do whatever takes your fancy. No one tells you off, except for your doctors and your children.”
― Richard Osman, The Thursday Murder Club