Since I Laid My Burden Down: A Novel

by Brontez Purnell

Men become pieces of shit either because they’ve had their ass beat too much or because they’ve never had their ass beat a day in their life.

Horseshit. Men become pieces of shit cuz no one allows them to be free. Toxic masculinity. Beating them sure as hell won't help.

“You know, baby, people think life is all about the big battles, but it’s really not about that. Sometimes it’s about finding enough self-love just to get the day’s chores done. If you can do that much every day, life gets a little easier every day.”