“The emotional trauma of being hunted by a vicious animal can last for generations.”
“There was no doubt in my mind that he was working up his nerve to do something unwelcome.”
“I fear inheriting motherhood, a hot white Southern house.”
“Women’s bodies, I was taught, must be a special kind of strong. Women’s bodies must quietly endure.”
“You have to require an effort of your muscles that pushes them to the edges of their power.”
“I thought I would be able to claim some exemption from the darkest time in our history.”
I wanted someone to play with, but I wanted to create the rules.
We share a weakening grasp on a native language, and this is something that ties us together.
“It wasn’t fair, that his brute force dominated everything.”