Mad

“He will not kill me. He does not get to make me a statistic.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow

“Countless times, I watched my father turn my mother into a nervous wreck by simply transforming himself into a dark cloud of a presence. He wouldn't use any curses or shouts, but he'd set his bowl down a little too loudly, or slam doors a little too harshly. She'd step cautiously around him as if he were a bomb, worrying about her every move for fear of setting him off. Without uttering a single word, he'd teach her to twist herself into knots to prioritize his needs and wants, in some strangling hope of quelling the pressure in the house and returning things to normal.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow

“My murder boy, my sweet boy.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow

“The entitled assholes of the world are sustained by girls who forgive too easily.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow