Alex

“She’d once heard them described as the whispers—the moments that are trying to tell you something isn’t right here.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Whispers

“But this is the thing about miscarriage. It is not an event, something that once happened and has ended. Miscarriage goes on and on, follows a woman through her days and her dreams, and then she will have blissful split seconds when she forgets, when her brain can still feel the gratification of having that baby, until she remembers the baby is not hers anymore, and hasn’t been for days or even weeks.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Whispers

“Has Aiden ever noticed that? The way they all just seem to float? That they are fed and cared for and have shampoo in their shower, and salt in their shaker, and gifts on the morning of their birthdays? That they have antinausea tablets placed in the palms of their hands the second the motion sickness hits? That is her doing. Her unseen value. That is worth more than the sixteen-fucking-fifty an hour Jane pays her.”
― Ashley Audrain, The Whispers

“Why do we teach girls that their perspectives are inherently untrustworthy?”
― Carmen Maria Machado, In the Dream House