Bo

“there was something oddly calming about escaping into a world where even the smallest, most unassuming creatures could change the course of history.”
― Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

“Jesus can always reject his father,
But he cannot escape his mother's blood.
He'll scream and try to wash it off of his fingers,
But he'll never escape what he's made up of.”
― Ethel Cain

“You are a part of this family now, whether you like it or not. You’re stuck with us, you hear me? And we wouldn’t have it any other way.” I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes, the lump rising in my throat. Is this what it feels like? I thought, my heart swelling with a fierce, aching love.”
― Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

“Sometimes, family isn’t just what you’re born into—it’s also what you build in the aftermath of loss.”
― Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom