“A dog lives for you. A cat just lives with you.”
― The Covenant of Water
― The Covenant of Water
“I can be mad at you and still love you, you know.” No, actually, I didn’t know that. I had no idea.”
― Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
― Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
“Anybody will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose.”
― Demon Copperhead
― Demon Copperhead
“We believe the one who has the power. He is the one who gets to write the story. So when you study history, you must always ask yourself, Whose story am I missing? Whose voice was suppressed so that this voice could come forth? Once you have figured that out, you must find that story too. From there, you begin to get a clearer, yet still imperfect, picture.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“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
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