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“On that night, the gun is set upon the mantlepiece. The metaphorical gun, of course. If there were a literal gun, you’d probably be dead.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House

“That was the flaw of this institution, the big lie that had held it together for generations. It was built on the breaking of spirits, on the belief that a person could be stripped down to nothing and reshaped into obedience. But no whip, no chain, no branding iron could turn a soul into property. No master could own what was never meant to be owned.”
― Clay Cane, Burn Down Master's House

“Yes, this book will make you uncomfortable, but discomfort is the extravagant price of truth.”
― Clay Cane, Burn Down Master's House

“In high school, I could not at first see how deeply the demonization of gossip was intertwined with the church’s calls for women to submit.”
― Kelsey McKinney, You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip