“No matter how angry she makes me, she's still my mother, and I have to protect her if I can.” — Teri Brown Mother Copy Share Image
“Whether or not Houdini is my father, whether or not my mother loves me, I would still be me. A girl who… — Teri Brown Father Copy Share Image
“Mother is the master of a thousand voices, and she uses each one with the skill of a butcher wielding a knife.” — Teri Brown Mother Copy Share Image
“For a long, breathless moment we wait, time spinning into an eternity, while the excitement in my chest bursts. As the red… — Teri Brown Darkness Copy Share Image
“Our fortunes have gone up and down over the years, but my mother has never lost her ruthless poise. Whether she's in… — Teri Brown Mother Copy Share Image
“No, what you saw wasn't always pretty. Sometimes it was ugly and hard. But life is both the pretty and the ugly.… — Teri Brown Life Copy Share Image
