A Midlife Baby Quotes

“His adventures had left her lonely and afraid, but what she had always known was that the fear wasn’t so much about losing Lawrence as of having to cope without him. And with that fear gone, because it had, so very little seemed to be left. A companionship maybe? Someone to sit alongside and watch the latest Netflix with? If that was what she was willing to settle for. Her head moved in tiny side-to-side shakes, involuntary movements as if her body was stepping up to persuade her mind. After Kaveh? After everything Cyprus had revealed about herself? No. It wasn’t enough and this much she knew like a desert knows rain. Her marriage had been a cushion. A”
― Cary J. Hansson, A Midlife Baby

“That’s all she needed to do. Be. A shield. A presence to protect her friend, struggling to find a foothold in this tortuous maze of impossible tomorrows and unrecognisable yesterdays.”
― Cary J. Hansson, A Midlife Baby

“And a snake cannot slip back into its discarded skin. A sheep cannot re-fleece itself. She had changed and she liked it”
― Cary J. Hansson, A Midlife Baby