Penny

“And Cora realizes her daughter has learned what to do. How to soothe, to placate. That just through watching, the first time she’s stepped into this role, she is already accomplished. If it doesn’t stop, Cora thinks, this pattern will repeat unendingly, the destiny of each generation set on the same course.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names

“Because sometimes their need to please previous generations is greater than their need to love future ones.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names

“No is a sufficient answer.”
― Rachel Gillig, The Knight and the Moth

“Mehri has always treated parenting like she’s cooking a big warming pan of something: a pinch of that, a pinch of this, she’s sure it will turn out fine in the end. Cora’s own approach has always felt more like baking a cake: carefully measuring out ingredients and trying not to ruin everything. She admires Mehri’s way.”
― Florence Knapp, The Names