Parenting Quote by Rachel R. Smith

“She survived the attack, but a part of her died that night—and something else was born.”

— Jon Athan

“But her mother was one of those weakest of women who can never forget the beauty they once possessed, or quite believe they have…

— George MacDonald

“And so she ghosted on, in relentless pursuit of escape, not from society, but from herself.”

— Robyn Schneider

“Each word plunged a knife into her body and spirit, crushed her with the burden of who she was.”

— Sarah sundin

“...she knew that in all stories she must be left out-the life she had made for herself was a life of flight, of discarding…

— Yiyun Li

“She was eight years old, with the body of a child, but her spirit was weighed down by an adult suffering.”

— Somaly Mam

“Losing a parent was difficult; when her father had died, she had thought she’d never get over it. The pain had been like a…

— Victoria Jenkins

“She reflects on the girl she had been in this place, and the things she had to do in order to survive. For a…

— Susan Wiggs

“Her failure to demand her needs, losing all of her years, sacrificing herself on the altar of motherhood to a son who saved himself…

— Cherise Wolas

“Once giving way to tears, she wept bitterly for all that she had lost, and all that she must lose so soon. Her mother…

— Willa Cather

“Despite the way she rallied, the haunted look in her eyes was enough to break him, as lost and lonely as an abandoned child’s.”

— Katherine McIntyre

“Incessantly, it seemed, life plagued her with responsibilities, made her fall in love, ripped away any consolation she might find. Sisters and parents, brothers…

— Meg Rosoff