Renee

“was still happy to sit there beside him, but that is only because I have very, very low expectations of most people, and he had now become Most People.”
― Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You

“Tonight I learned why my mother always squealed and shrank away when my father tried to touch her: She was a fortress. And inside that fortress was rage, and in the center of that rage was the pain of the insult of being treated like a stupid maid. My fortress is the same, with smaller hips, surrounded by a corona of migraine.”
― Sarah Manguso, Liars

“when he said he didn’t have money to produce his art show and contribute to the household, I said, So basically you’re living in my house.”
― Sarah Manguso, Liars

“I have nothing but fondness and affection for you, I said, halfway out the door.”
― Chelsea Hodson, Tonight I'm Someone Else: Essays