“Because something in him know she'd be there. That she was waiting. Because that's what mothers do. They wait. They stand still until their children belong to someone else.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Isn’t that the saddest thing in the world, Ma? A comma forced to be a period?”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence
― Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence
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