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“I’ve never understood why mamas are expected to be perfect,’ she said. ‘Men are forever thought of as boys. But girls? Once we’re mamas or once we’re ripe, we can never be girls again. Not in their eyes. But we are always girls and daughters, underneath. Always.”
― Lucy Rose, The Lamb

“Men want power because it makes them feel good. Women want power because it lets us do things.”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

“Years feel longer when you aren’t loved the way you want to be. Or the way you’re supposed to be.”
― Lucy Rose, The Lamb

“And Mama was in love. Desperately in love. But she wasn’t in love with me. And I don’t think I was in love with her either.”
― Lucy Rose, The Lamb