“She often wondered what the hell was wrong with men. Sex could be fun, natural, good. Why did they have to corrupt… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
“It felt something like being in love, but without the weight of having to choose just one heart to hold on to,… — J. Courtney Sullivan Fear Copy Share Image
“Bree knew this habit of hers rankled Lara more than any other--her ability to make a decision and announce that there would… — J. Courtney Sullivan Decision making Copy Share Image
Every woman needs secrets,' her mother said with a smile then, her eyes meeting Sally's in the rearview mirror. 'Remember that when… — J. Courtney Sullivan Every woman Copy Share Image
“The moment a woman was born determined so much of who she was allowed to become.” — J. Courtney Sullivan Feminism Copy Share Image
“Her mother… told Kate that after women got out of lousy marriages, they generally had the good sense to stay away from… — J. Courtney Sullivan Marriage Copy Share Image
“You could sell crack on the street and go to jail for decades. Or you could sell a woman, and be back… — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
For whatever reason, various outlets and individuals are committed to making the world think that young girls don't talk or care about… — J. Courtney Sullivan Care Copy Share Image
When I started writing my second novel, I decided that one of the characters would have a passion for dollhouses, which allowed… — J. Courtney Sullivan Books Copy Share Image
Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity - the same stuff more flexible women get from… — J. Courtney Sullivan And love Copy Share Image
I read 'Love in the Time of Cholera' when I was 19, and I still think about the characters. — J. Courtney Sullivan Books Copy Share Image
“awake. James would force himself to close his eyes. For the next few hours, he’d lie there, thrashing around, trying to get… — J. Courtney Sullivan Morning Copy Share Image
“You all seem to think you should marry someone when you feel this intense emotion, which you call love. And then you… — J. Courtney Sullivan Birth Copy Share Image
“Once this kid came into the world, Sally knew, she would live in constant terror of somehow injuring or losing her. Having… — J. Courtney Sullivan Children Copy Share Image
For my seventh birthday, my parents gave me a plain, unfinished wooden dollhouse. It had six empty rooms, two floors, a staircase,… — J. Courtney Sullivan Birthday Copy Share Image
I knew that my dollhouse was a toy, but in a way, it seemed more like a portal to adulthood. I didn't… — J. Courtney Sullivan Barbie Copy Share Image
“Sometimes April worried that she'd been built without some fundamental piece that everyone else had that just let them deal. Even her… — J. Courtney Sullivan End of the day Copy Share Image
“The things she worried about on a daily basis included but were not limited to: Children starving in Africa. Chemicals in her… — J. Courtney Sullivan Cell phone Copy Share Image
“These fucking women really piss me off,' April said. 'Because instead of being elated by the thought of making their own happiness… — J. Courtney Sullivan Dreams Copy Share Image
A kid thinks her mother is just that -- hers. A mother is also a woman, an independent being, who doesn't want… — J. Courtney Sullivan Affair Copy Share Image
“Now she saw that marriage was like being in a three-legged race with the same person for the rest of your life.… — J. Courtney Sullivan Happiness Copy Share Image
“With the Smithies, it was different. There was sometimes no telling where one of them began and the others left off.” — J. Courtney Sullivan Friendship Copy Share Image
“Some women were created to make other women feel like shit about themselves.” — J. Courtney Sullivan Copy Share Image
