"I sigh, because I've dealt with more than enough toxic masculinity today."

"She didn't know how to coddle, but she knew how to forge. How to make her daughter strong. She couldn't give her much, but she could give her that. Because, pinch or no pinch, the world was ugly, especially for girls. There was no escaping it. You either fought back or you surrendered. And no daughter of hers was going to surrender."

"All the best ghosts are girls."