“I also don’t carry around shame. It’s a waste of my mental energy.” I pick up my fork
“Loss would forever be etched on the child like a tattoo; it might fade over time, but it would never be erased.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
“I’ve been tracking your cycles. You should be ovulating.”
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
“Crazy people have no credibility, and I was now considered crazy.”
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
“This was the kind of home that was safely hidden from the eyes of those who could not afford to live this way. That's what wealth does for you, she thought. It gives you the means and the power to remain concealed from the world if you choose - or if you need to.”
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
― The Last Mrs. Parrish
“I am, too, but the greatest deeds in life require us to rise above our fear.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
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