Mother Hater Quotes

“You’re one hell of a woman,” I said, staring at those glossy red lips. “Tell me something I don’t know.” She gave me a bored shrug before pushing past me. “We done here? I’ve got criminals to prosecute.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I needed my heels for this. When a soldier goes into battle, she needs to armor up.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“And then I snapped. I'd been an overachiever all my life, so it made sense that I'd excel in all things. Including emotional breakdowns.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“We've got a dragon."
What the fuck? This man was drunk. Or maybe on drugs. Whatever kind of shit rich people did.
"And we need a dragon slayer." He hung his head, the move causing his suit jacket to pull against his back and shoulders.
"Dude." Miller elbowed him hard in the ribs. "We need a dragon tamer."
Langfield shook his head, but he didn't look up. "A dragon slayer. You can't tame a dragon."
"Semantics, Bossman. We don't want to kill her."
Her?
"I said what I said," Langfield grumbled into his glass.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“And then the most amazing thing happened. Delia grabbed the shovel hanging on a rack by the wall and brought it straight down on the snake, beheading it. She full-on killed it. Chopped the fucker in two before it could bite me. “See?” She scooped it up with the shovel. “No big deal. They don’t call me Medusa for nothing.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“Never mind all my professional and personal achievements. Because I wasn’t married and I didn’t have children, I’d failed them all.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“You can talk to me. I'm available for whatever you need. Venting, snuggles, a shoulder to cry on, a face to sit on. I'm your man.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“Justice was rarely just. And almost never equitable. I'd learned that lesson fast. Criminal court looked nothing like it did on TV. It was filled with sadness, lost opportunity, and broken people desperate for redemption.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“She carried herself like a ballerina turned Navy SEAL.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“I had spent my life trying to be enough.
Smart enough.
Pretty enough.
Tough enough.
Successful enough.
And then I became a mom and had to figure out how to be nurturing yet firm.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“The night owl versus early bird question? What a joke. Those distinctions were so quaint now that I had two kids and a full-time job. I was both. At thirty-five, my body didn't always like it, but it was what it was.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“Though I was poorly paid and overworked, I loved my job.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“But it was making it very difficult for me to keep a handle on my growing attraction to Enzo. He was just so… competent.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“but she had the personality of a cactus”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“Not like that putana Isabella.” “Mom!” Amara snapped. “What? I can’t speak the truth in my own home?” She cupped my shoulders and gave me a kiss on each cheek.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater

“Every single cell in my body was screaming danger. But I was charging forward.”
― Daphne Elliot, Mother Hater