Barbara > Barbara's Quotes

“It's ridiculous to interpret abuse as love. Far too many women are the accomplices of cruel, indifferent men. They lie for these men. They lie to their own children because their fathers treated them exactly the same way.”
― Nina George

“If you love something, know that it will leave on a day you are far from ready.”
― Kathleen Rooney, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk

“Nobody bothers children who read.”
― Stephanie Butland, Lost For Words

“Why want another universe if this one has dogs?”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.”
― Lori Deschene