Kelly

“Most mothers worry when their daughters reach adolescence but I was the opposite. I relaxed, I sighed with relief. Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life sized.”
― Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye

“If we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged.”
― Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace

“And she finds it difficult to believe—that a person would love her even when she isn't trying. Trying to figure out what other people need, trying to be worthy.”
― Margaret Atwood

“The good life doesn't knock on the door.
Joy is a job.”
― Lionel Shriver