The cost of growth is always a small act of violence.
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Zum Autor"Maybe mothers - consciously or subconsciously - repelled their daughters in different ways."
"But no one ever said yes to make sex consensual. You took hints from body language, from the way two people came together. Why...Didn't a shake of the head or a hand pushing hard against a chest speak just as loudly? Why did you have to actually say the word no for it to be rape?"
"What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?"
"Memories aren't stored in the heart or the head or even the soul, if you ask me, but in the spaces between any given two people."
"Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't stand the thought of them changing? Is it a crime when you love someone so much that you can't see clearly?"
"If you want to love a parent you have to understand the incredible investment he or she has in you. If you are a parent, and you want to be loved, you have to deserve it."