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“But let’s be clear about one thing, you are not anybody’s father.” Kit looked at Nina, trying to catch her eye. But Nina would not break her gaze. She stared only at Mick. It would not be her that bent and broke anymore.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

“Just because it is in Malibu's nature to burn, so was it in one particular person's nature to set fire and walk away.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, Malibu Rising

“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