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“Throughout the eighties, kidnapping was deployed as an empty threat by overworked, exhausted parents who wanted to keep us close enough to elude Child Protective Services but far enough away to not ever have to see, hear, or smell anything we were playing with.”
― The Ugly Cry: How I Became a Person
― The Ugly Cry: How I Became a Person
“It doesn't have to be terribly prolific! Just so that it isn't childish and silly." She reflected. "I prefer stories about squalor."
"About what?" I said, leaning forward.
"Squalor. I'm extremely interested in squalor.”
― For Esmé – With Love and Squalor: Shmoop Study Guide
"About what?" I said, leaning forward.
"Squalor. I'm extremely interested in squalor.”
― For Esmé – With Love and Squalor: Shmoop Study Guide
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