The Wife
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wives, oh wives, when they weren’t being bitter or melancholy or counting the beads on their abacus of disappointment, they could take care of you with delicate and effortless ease.
“Grief felt like it mixed up her brain and her heart, put them back in the wrong places. She wasn’t sure how she’s set that right ever again.”
― More Than Words
― More Than Words
“Paradox of marriage: you can never know someone entirely; you do know someone entirely.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“I don’t think any man is my equal. Women are far superior, and don’t you forget it.”
― P.S. I Still Love You
― P.S. I Still Love You
“Please. Marriage is made of lies. Kind ones, mostly. Omissions. If you give voice to the things you think every day about your spouse, you’d crush them to paste. She never lied. Just never said.”
― Fates and Furies
― Fates and Furies
“There are different kinds of love—one word could never accurately describe them all. Some are easier to feel than others, some are more dangerous. People say there’s nothing like a mother’s love—take that away and you’ll find there is nothing like a daughter’s hate.”
― Sometimes I Lie
― Sometimes I Lie
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