At my age, I should not be afraid of anything—certainly not my own past.
“He grinned. “I pay attention to a lot of things about you, Percy Fraser.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“We were girls. That’s what they called us in their articles and their speeches and their files: bad girls, neurotic girls, needy girls, wayward girls, selfish girls, girls with Electra complexes, girls trying to fill a void, girls who needed attention, girls with pasts, girls from broken homes, girls who needed discipline, girls desperate to fit in, girls in trouble, girls who couldn’t say no. But for girls like us, down there at the Home, the devil turned out to be our only friend.”
― Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
― Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
“That was when they suspended the Constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t even any rioting in the streets. People stayed home at night, watching television, looking for some direction.”
― The Handmaid's Tale
― The Handmaid's Tale
“I did that, I thought, a thrill running through me. I wanted to do it again.”
― Every Summer After
― Every Summer After
“she leaned against the wall and howled, sliding slowly down until she was kneeling on the floor crying, like Alabama trash.”
― Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
― Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
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