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“She wouldn’t even hold her own baby.” His voice cracked when he said that, and something shivered inside my heart. I used to think…

— Jennifer Gooch Hummer

“I shouted the perfect words to scare him off. It was just the delivery (and only the delivery) that made me sound like a…

— Graham Parke

“She shook her head vigorously, refusing to look at me as tears started to spill down her cheeks. “It’s not fine. I should have…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“The girl may have been tiny, but everything about her said, I'm not scared of you, so piss off. ”

— Christine Manzari

“That's why babies cry so much. All of a sudden having a body is a lot to deal with.”

— Ron Koertge

“About prying her legs apart, making her mine. But I didn’t want that. If she said no, I would stop. I wouldn’t hurt her,…

— Natasha Knight

“It was unnerving. She'd looked at him and had the uncontrollable urge to weep. Thus far she'd managed to control her emotions. Thank God.…

— Debbie Macomber

“He put his pen in his pocket, then took her hand and held it to his chest for a minute. It was the nicest…

— Rainbow Rowell

“She came out of the bathroom a couple of minutes later, holding five sticks in one hand. She stared at them, horrified, like they…

— S.C. Stephens

“She cried before she slept. I reached out to touch the ends of her hair. She didn't notice. I didn't know what to do.…

— Ally Condie

“We looked at each other in a way we hadn't in a long time, maybe ever. There was a nameless moment. I realized we'd…

— Kami Garcia

“What was it about women and crying that made me feel like crap? They must have guilt pheromones in their tears.”

— John Corwin