Kiki

“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“The last time you were happy about nothing; the first time you were afraid about nothing. Which came first?”
― Jean Rhys, After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie

“Progress apart from purpose ends in arrogance.”
― T.D. Jakes, Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits

“All her young life she has tried to please her father, never quite realizing that, as a girl, she never could.”
― Alice Walker