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“How I had learned, in the shed, that no one would come if I needed help. There would be no comfort when I was in pain. No guarantee of food when I was hungry. That there was nothing I could do to change that; I could only endure it.”

My heart is broken. This poor poor child.

You are such a sly old fox Gandalf.

I don’t know what’s going on but I like it.

Not in the mood for this, DNF

Gandalf is such a sneaky bitch, really playing into the reveal and scaring them to bits.

“Remind your boy that all bodies are good bodies because they keep us alive, and allow us to do the things we enjoy, such as playing sports, mucking about with friends and hugging the people we love. Assure your boy that if he is living a healthy and active life then his body is exactly how it is supposed to be.”
Maybe if I repeat this to my boys enough time then I’ll start believing it for myself too.

“That's what her husband would have asked. A bad habit of hers, a product of being married for a decade-always imagining what her husband might say. Even when he's not around. Especially when he's not around. Phoebe didn't think she'd end up being a woman like this. But if the last few years have taught her anything, it's that you really can't ever know who you are going to become.”

“It's already been too much conversation.
Too much pretending to be normal”

“Phoebe can't identify one thing that is ugly about the bride, which might be the one thing that's ugly about her.”
We start really well.