Dorothy Pierce
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“They're not monsters, either. Not men you'd shrink away from on the street. On the contrary. They're men you'd see at Mass, who'd give you a polite nod while they greet your husband.”
― Blood Water Paint
― Blood Water Paint
“Others will tell you Daniel saved Susanna's life. But hear this: Susanna used her voice. She spoke her truth. She could not expect her words to change a single heart, but neither could she be silent.
Her words saved her life.”
― Blood Water Paint
Her words saved her life.”
― Blood Water Paint
“If you remember nothing else of Susanna, remember how she speaks her truth. She knows it will cost her something. She's not aware yet quite how steep the cost will be, but still she speaks her truth.”
― Blood Water Paint
― Blood Water Paint
“I was no soldier, only girl
without a mother
or the sense to understand
this world without her.”
― Blood Water Paint
without a mother
or the sense to understand
this world without her.”
― Blood Water Paint
“The disconnect of men
to women's bodies
stands to reason.
They'd have to care enough
to see the other as a subject
worthy of their earnest study.
My own oblivion horrifies me more.
I've been here all along
but somehow not.”
― Blood Water Paint
to women's bodies
stands to reason.
They'd have to care enough
to see the other as a subject
worthy of their earnest study.
My own oblivion horrifies me more.
I've been here all along
but somehow not.”
― Blood Water Paint
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