The Moonshiner's Daughter Quotes

“We wander”
― Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter

“I’d never felt so alone before and realized the hollow feeling wasn’t always hunger.”
― Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter

“got a monster in you thinks it’s the boss. You got to show that it ain’t.”
― Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter

“eyed the refrigerator as I turned off the kitchen light and pulled the door open. My hands trembled. So did my legs. I quickly gathered up what I could hold, sank onto the floor, and pulled the food around me like treasure. The ritual took over. I wasn’t thinking anymore. I only attempted to fill the void, working myself into a frenzy, restraint gone, and the rapid mechanical-like movements of hand to mouth became the only things that mattered. I forgot everything except the urge to keep going.”
― Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter

“slid down into the tub, covering myself with the water, full of shame. I began scrubbing hard with a washcloth, attacking my arms, belly, legs, every single part of me, as if I could wash away the fat, rid myself of the humiliation. The feeling of failure flowed over me like water as I rinsed and scoured until my skin was as raw and hot as my embarrassment.”
― Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter

“couple”
― Donna Everhart, The Moonshiner's Daughter