Veronica

“I had been saying these words for so long that I had never considered how quickly a comforting truism can become a limitation—or a trap.”
― Kelly Barnhill, When Women Were Dragons

“Moreover, the distinction of corporeal form began to feel more and more arbitrary to me. Perhaps this is a function of college life: we inexorably shed ourselves of our closely held preconceived notions.”
― Kelly Barnhill, When Women Were Dragons

“This book is not based on Christine Blasey Ford or her testimony, but it would not have existed without that woman’s bravery, her calm adherence to the facts, and her willingness to relive one of the worst moments of her life to help America save itself from itself. Her actions didn’t work, but they still mattered. And maybe that’s enough, in our fervent hope that the next generation gets it right.”
― Kelly Barnhill, When Women Were Dragons

“The sky was so blue it broke my heart and the world smelled of something beginning.”
― Kelly Barnhill, When Women Were Dragons