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“The last day of my formal education, the day I would surrender my childhood and step into a woman’s place,”
― Myra Lewis Williams, The Spark that Survived: A Memoir

“Letting go hurts really badly for the time being but holding on hurts every day forever.”
― Myra Lewis Williams, The Spark that Survived: A Memoir

“I’ve realized that forgiveness isn’t for the other person, it’s for yourself.”
― Myra Lewis Williams, The Spark that Survived: A Memoir

“I mean, perhaps there was this boy who was perfect for you, and you were supposed to meet him in the future and fall in love. Only, he was a soldier and he died in the trenches in France, and now you’ll never get to meet.”
― Marianne Cronin, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

“We have died each night. Or at least, we have laid down to die, and let go of everything in this world, hoping for dreams and morning.”
― Marianne Cronin, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

“Eat shit and rot!”
― Meghan Quinn, Till Summer Do Us Part

“This is a living nightmare. Surrounded by happy couples boasting about their weekend plans, talking about their partners like they worship the ground they walk on.”
― Meghan Quinn, Till Summer Do Us Part

“I broke the fucking girl.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“She was just so fucking pretty. I hated that word. Pretty was a pussy word used by women and the elderly, but that’s what she was.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“Now, I stayed because she was familiar and I was lazy.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“Boys with pretty eyes and big muscles mess everything up for girls,” Claire huffed.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“When you’ve endured a terrible thing, you become more devoted to ensuring that it happens to no one else. You are safe here.”
― Rebecca F. Kenney, Captive of the Pirate King

“The firm, confident intimacy of his hold thrills me to my bones.”
― Rebecca F. Kenney, Captive of the Pirate King

“She may act like she’s a forlorn deity, but even goddesses have desires. And I intend to exploit this one.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“I want someone who will give me their body and their soul.”
― Clio Evans, Little Slice of Hell

“He shakes his head but raises his glass to mine. “I’ll leave,” he says, leaning in just enough to murmur, “I’m the scariest one here anyway.”
― Serena Pier, Krampus Kruk