Butterfly

“He was six years old this time, and ancient.”
― Red Tash, This Brilliant Darkness

“Ricky just listens. He isn't shocked. He isn't surprised. He listens to me because he knows. He knows the shame and the guilt and the sorrow and the rage. And he does not judge me. He just listens.”
― Emily Andrews, The Finer Points of Becoming Machine

“In general, the more dysfunctional the family the more inappropriate their response to disclosure. Never expect a sane response from an insane system.”
― Renee Fredrickson, Repressed Memories: A Journey to Recovery from Sexual Abuse

“Always find the funny.”
― Amy Susan Crohn, Dying to Live: Running backwards through cancer, Lupus and chronic illness