Erika

“think, again, of my mother opening her front door to a Swedish sailor, the stuff of fairy tales: Rapunzel letting down her hair, Cinderella sliding her foot into the glass slipper, Sleeping Beauty awaiting a kiss. All were given one chance to step into a happily ever after—or at least it must’ve seemed that way. But was it the prince who attracted them, or merely the opportunity for escape?”
― Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World

“My well of worry for you goes all the way to the core of the Earth, girlie.”
― Allison Larkin, The People We Keep

“It's a risk just to be a woman, in my experience. No matter how healthy or hardworking she is.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches

“Why was it so hard to see that, how close generations were? That children and their parents were companions through life.”
― Emma Straub, This Time Tomorrow