Melanie

“I can be mad at you and still love you, you know.” No, actually, I didn’t know that. I had no idea.”
― Christie Tate, Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life

“Men don’t age better than women, they’re just allowed to age.”
― Barbara O'Neal, The Starfish Sisters

“Anybody will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead

“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.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You