I had a friend who said, "You don't have an internal critic. You... by Libba Bray

I had a friend who said, "You don't have an internal critic. You have an internal sadist."

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There are times when one friend requires the blind faith of anoth... by Libba Bray

There are times when one friend requires the blind faith of another.

blind-faith one-friend blind

I stare at the pile of discarded remnants and think of my mother. Did she touch that pillar there? Does her scent still linger in a fragment of glass or a splinter of wood? A terrible emptiness settles into my chest. No matter how much I go about living, there are always small reminders that make the loss fresh again.

mother loss thinking

Do not be tempted by English roses. Their beauty fades, but their... by Libba Bray

Do not be tempted by English roses. Their beauty fades, but their thorns are forever.

thorns forever rose

The hand you hold the longest is your own. by Libba Bray

The hand you hold the longest is your own.

My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preachers Kids. Be afraid.

ministers dad kids

Prohibition? I drink to its health whenever I can. by Libba Bray

Prohibition? I drink to its health whenever I can.

prohibition drink i-can

"Promise. Don't misunderstand me-you are quite vexing." He touches his tender jaw. "And you hit like a man. But you didn't cause his illness. That is his doing."

causes men promise

So much of the literature we had to read for high school English class was filled with victimized, tragic, symbolic women who spurred the plot forward with their inevitable shunning/death/shunning-followed-by-pregnancy-followed-by-death timelines.

class pregnancy school

Im a techno moron. I need help just to plug in my video camera. by Libba Bray

Im a techno moron. I need help just to plug in my video camera.

video cameras needs

We're comfortable with women in certain roles but not comfortable with women expressing anger or fully accepting their power. The most daring question a woman can ask is, 'What do I want?'

accepting roles want

Amen, sister, ... All apologies to Tom Cruise. by Libba Bray

Amen, sister, ... All apologies to Tom Cruise.

amen cruise apology

Just once, she'd like to be the exciting one, the girl somebody w... by Libba Bray

Just once, she'd like to be the exciting one, the girl somebody wanted.

girl exciting wanted

People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. Histor... by Libba Bray

People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that.

prove fear people

You're quite tall.' Just what a girl wants to be reminded of. by Libba Bray

You're quite tall.' Just what a girl wants to be reminded of.

Everyone's dying. A little, every day. Make it count. by Libba Bray

Everyone's dying. A little, every day. Make it count.

make-it-count dying littles

She holds up a finger. "I'm getting to it. Don't rush a girl in t... by Libba Bray

She holds up a finger. "I'm getting to it. Don't rush a girl in the middle of her exposition.

fingers middle girl

Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry. by Libba Bray

Memphis found his smile. 'You know me, sir. I don't wear worry.

his-smile memphis worry

When the world moves forward too fast for some people, they try t... by Libba Bray

When the world moves forward too fast for some people, they try to pull us all back with their fear.

trying people moving

Evie wanted to cry. From fear. From exhaustion, yes. But mostly from the cruel uselessness, the damned stupid arbitrariness of it all.

cry stupid wanted

No one can live in the light all the time. by Libba Bray

No one can live in the light all the time.

chiaroscuro light