Ashley Higgins

“Sometimes my husband would say, “if you want help just ask,” and I would wave my arms around like someone drowning. “Just look!” I'd say. “this is all a cry for help.” But truthfully, I didn't want help. I was grateful for it sure. What I wanted was an equal partner.”
― Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

“Women are taught that it is noble to lose themselves inside their marriage. To give up everything for home and children, even themselves. I often wonder how many stories, how many scientific breakthroughs, how many plays, musical scores, and innovations, have been tossed onto the pyre of human marriage.”
― Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

“People truly engaged in life have messy houses.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen

“Is being happy worth it? And the answer is absolutely, unequivocally, yes.”
― Lyz Lenz, This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life