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“You’re allowed to defend yourself when people hurt your feelings. You deserve to be around people who are good to you.”
― Sarah Hogle, You Deserve Each Other

“I think he might be an ex now,' I say as she zips up the back. 'My boyfriend, I mean.'
'You think?'
'Well, for awhile he wasn't returning any of my texts. Now I'm not returning his, so...'
I trail off, and she finishes, 'That's how it's done nowadays, huh? Goodness, I feel for you kids. Life is so complicated in the digital age. But he doesn't sound like the catch you deserve. And--there!' She smooths her hands over my hips and beams. 'Look at you! Perfect!”
― Karen M. McManus, The Cousins

“You have a very interesting look. Where are you from?'
Ugh. That's marginally better than the What are you? question I get sometimes, but still gross. 'New York,' I say pointedly. 'You?'
'I mean originally,' he clarifies, and that's it. I'm done.
'New York,' I repeat, and stand up from my stool.”
― Karen M. McManus, The Cousins

“Do you mean proactive like when you fucked my swim coach and knocked her up? Is that the kind of proactive I should be shooting for?”
― Karen M. McManus, The Cousins