Beth Caruso

“Mysterious. I whisper the word in my mind, trying it on for size. Maybe it wasn’t too late to consider a different version of myself from the one Mama had strapped me into, like a too-tight coat.”
― Claire Alexander, Meredith, Alone

“There's no hierarchy of abuse. Trauma is complex and very personal.”
― Claire Alexander, Meredith, Alone

“stare at her face, trying to find a tiny piece of love.”
― Claire Alexander, Meredith, Alone

“But I do not mind. I am like a man standing on a shore watching people he loves rowing a boat. As long as they are safe in the boat, nothing else is so important.”
― Anne Youngson, Meet Me at the Museum