Laura L.

“I think that’s the hardest lesson I have had to learn as a parent; no matter how much I try, I am not able to guarantee my sons’ happiness and success.”
― Adele Parks, Both of You

“Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Having no friends, I must make do with enemies.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Testaments

“In her experience, prefacing a statement with “To be honest” or “To tell you the truth” is a sure sign you’re telling someone else what to believe—such as what was “good” for her, in this instance.”
― Alafair Burke, Find Me

“Because that's the one thing women are never, ever allowed to be. We can be sad, distraught, confused, pleading, forgiving. But not furious. Fury is reserved for other people. The worst thing you can be is an angry woman, an angry mother”
― Amy Engel, The Familiar Dark