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“The appearance of calm demanded an endless campaign of violent intervention.”
― Emma Cline, The Guest

“But I was born bent out of shape. I could picture myself coming out of the womb crooked and wrong. It never takes much for me to lose patience. The phrase fuck you may not rest on the tip of my tongue, but it’s near. Midtongue.”
― Gillian Flynn, Dark Places

“Both women fall silent. Then Josie sighs and says, “Men.” And there it is, the point which it all boils down to eventually. The point where there are no words, no theories, no explanations for behaviors that baffle and infuriate and hurt. Just that. Men.”
― Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True

“There’s refuge in normalcy—if you can hold on to it.”
― Taylor Adams, No Exit