Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

by Kirsten Miller

When you have everything, the only luxury left is taking things away from others.

The worst thing you could do as a parent, she thought, was to shield young women from the ugliness of the world—then blame them when they did not see it coming.

You want to make up for what your ancestor did? Learn everything you can and do your best to lead the way forward.”

Gather as much knowledge as you can, because information is power. And choosing how to use it is freedom. The more you know, the freer you will be.”

Watching Lindsay grow into the person she is today has been the highlight of my life. I know that girl is exactly who she was meant to be. If I did one thing right as a parent, it was staying out of her way.”

the most lethal creatures on earth were young men with a few bad ideas and nothing to lose.