This Wasn't The Plan Quotes

“That’s the first thing people expect when they think of power. They expect anger to announce itself with a crash. It doesn’t. Real anger, the kind I’ve cultivated over years of dismantling men who act like boys, is precise. I prefer to work with a scalpel, not a sledgehammer.”
― Laura Ashley Gallagher, This Wasn't The Plan

“He didn’t tell me to be quiet, not in so many words. He just made me feel like the best version of me was the one that stayed in the background. The one that nodded and looked pretty and kept her mouth shut.”
― Laura Ashley Gallagher, This Wasn't The Plan

“She nods, but I can see the doubt clinging to her like a second skin. “I should’ve known better.” “No. He should’ve been better.”
― Laura Ashley Gallagher, This Wasn't The Plan