Caro: "bite Me." Ruby: "i Gave That

Alice Started To Cry. It Came With No Sound, No Shuddering, No Childlike Hysterics, Just A Soul-deep Release That Turned Into Moisture And Dripped Down Her Puffy Pink Cheeks. She Touched Her Tears, Frowning. Then She Looked Up At Julia And Whimpered Two Words Before She Fell Asleep. ‘real Hurts.’

Some Stories Don't Have Happy Endings. Even Love Stories. Maybe Especially Love Stories.

Goddamn, Sometimes It Hurt To Be Free.

Honestly, I Believe That The Mother-daughter Relationship Is Magical, Complex, Potentially Dangerous, Profoundly Powerful, And Deeply Transformative. To Put It Simply, All Of Us Have This Relationship, And In A Very Real Way, "none Of Us Comes Out Alive." We Are All Formed First As Daughters And Then Tested As Mothers. There's Nothing Like Motherhood To Make Us Reassess How We Were As Daughters.

Finding Your Passion Isn't Just About Careers And Money. It's About Finding Your Authentic Self. The One You've Buried Beneath Other People's Needs.