Before Women Had Wings Quotes

“I watched as she stretched over the board to flick off a fallen leaf. Underneath her thin cotton shell, I saw how fragile the bones in her back were, far too sliver-prone, far too light to support a pair of wings.
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― Connie May Fowler, Before Women Had Wings

“I didn't want to be all she had. I didn't even want to be her daughter. My blood, poisoned with our family sins, turned hot, scorched my veins. Breathing was getting difficult.”
― Connie May Fowler, Before Women Had Wings

“When feelings get so string they're woven into my bones, I can't talk about them without crying.”
― Connie May Fowler, Before Women Had Wings