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“This is the story of how a middle-aged spinster lost her mind, deserted her domestic gods in the city, took a furnished house for the summer out of town, and found herself involved in one of those mysterious crimes that keep our newspapers and detective agencies happy and prosperous.”
― The Circular Staircase
― The Circular Staircase
“Her tears dripped onto my hands, onto the carpet; I watched them fall and had the sudden realization that our roles had reversed. Somehow, I had become the mother and she the daughter.”
― The Eyes Are the Best Part
― The Eyes Are the Best Part
“She’s sleeping on her side, huddled over in the corner, even though the rest of the bed is empty. Perhaps it’s because she’s used to making herself small. Perhaps it’s because she’s spent a lifetime making herself inconspicuous for men like my father and George.”
― The Eyes Are the Best Part
― The Eyes Are the Best Part
“I don't think she understood half of what she was saying herself, but, after all, girls have to giggle, and after being a woman for three years I was about to become a girl.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“The only power he has is the power you are willing to give him, and you've given him nothing. Not a scrap. By the time you're done with him, he'll be begging for mercy. Who is he if he can't control you? Is he even a man anymore? It will seem like a relief when you give him a hand, even if that hand is holding a blade. And when you take everything from him, you can say what these men say about us: He was asking for it. He was begging for it. He must have wanted it since he didn't fight back.”
― The Eyes Are the Best Part
― The Eyes Are the Best Part
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