“A dog lives for you. A cat just lives with you.”
― The Covenant of Water
― The Covenant of Water
“Being a mother can be like drying out the foundations of a house or mending a roof: it takes time, sweat, and money, and once it’s done everything looks exactly the same as it did before. It’s not the sort of thing anyone gives you praise for. But spending an extra hour in the office is like hanging up a beautiful painting or a new lamp: everyone notices.”
― Us Against You
― Us Against You
“Men don’t age better than women, they’re just allowed to age.”
― The Starfish Sisters
― The Starfish Sisters
“Sometimes grief is love unexpressed. Other times it’s regret made flesh.”
― All the Sinners Bleed
― All the Sinners Bleed
“Anybody will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
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