“Everyone assumed I was a normal person," she said. "It was weird.”
― The Glass Castle
― The Glass Castle
“Her husband's visage captivated her from the first moment she saw him step out of the royal carriage a hundred years ago. How could it not? Flaminius was utterly gorgeous. But once she fell in love with him, she became happily enslaved.”
― Taming Flame
― Taming Flame
“Because Mary, a female, is so important to Catholicism, you feel that no one should be disappointed by having a girl instead of a boy, or if they are, they might just discover one day what a big mistake they made. Mary showed the world that girls shouldn’t be underestimated.”
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
― Dodging Satan: My Irish/Italian, Sometimes Awesome, But Mostly Creepy, Childhood
“If I were a scientist watching her, what would I write down as the results? Woman who had neglectful/scary childhood finds comfort in fictional representations of families?”
― Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes
― Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes
“My middle name, Tree, comes from your basic tree, a thing of such beauty to my mother that she made it part of my name.”
― Walk Two Moons
― Walk Two Moons
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