“Missing girls had a way of working their way into someone's head. You couldn't help but see them in everyone - how temporary and fragile we might be. One moment here, and the next, nothing more than a photo staring from a storefront window.”
― All the Missing Girls
― All the Missing Girls
“You do not know how fast you have been running, how hard you have been working, how truly exhausted you are, until somewhat stands behind you and says, “It’s OK, you can fall down now. I’ll catch you.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“Men often think they deserve a sticker for treating women like people.”
― Daisy Jones & The Six
― Daisy Jones & The Six
“There is nothing more dangerous, nothing more powerful, nothing more necessary and essential for survival than the lies we tell ourselves. I”
― All the Missing Girls
― All the Missing Girls
“Here’s the thing I’ve learned about leaving—you can’t really go back”
― All the Missing Girls
― All the Missing Girls
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