Somood

“Mothers aren’t supposed to have children who suffer. We aren’t supposed to have children who die. And we are not supposed to make bad people.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Push

“Everyone has a rough go. I've had it far easier than most people."
"Maybe. But that doesn't mean your feelings matter less.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

“I desperately wanted more time to myself. I wanted a break from her. These seemed like reasonable requests to me, but you made me feel like I still had to prove myself to you. Your lingering doubt, although it was silent, was so heavy that sometimes it was hard to breathe around you.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Push

“The best thing about rock bottom is the rock part. You discover the solid bit of you. The bit that can't be broken down further. The thing that you might sentimentally call a soul. At our lowest we find the solid ground of our foundation. And we can build ourselves anew.”
― Matt Haig, The Comfort Book