“But it's not the beginning; it's the end. It's just coming towards me in slow motion, so I can't make out the shape of it.” GriefDespairMotherhood Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“It's like life is this powerful river, of doing laundry and buying groceries and driving to work and scrolling on my phone, and the weekends are so short.” LifeDespairMotherhood Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“...when somebody offers you more money, you say yes. That is the divine rule of the world, Bean, you should know this now. You always say yes.” DespairCapitalismMotherhood Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“Is this life? The thing we were all seeking since those afternoons after school, when we saw Friends on TV and dreamed that one day we would be all grown up and get coffee with friends and hang out on a couch in an apartment. Sometimes it seems like your father and I have spent not just years doing this but eons. An infinite amount of time spent unloading the dishwasher and waiting in line at the grocery store.” DespairCapitalismMotherhoodPessimismNihilism Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“You can't imagine anything worse? I want to ask him. Really? Like maybe being the person who has to go through the pain? You don't think that's just a little bit worse? But this is your father's moment. I see that now. I'm just a prop, and props don't speak.” MenPainWomenAngerMotherhoodPregnancyPatriarchyFeminine Rage Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“Why, how, did my mother start making her birds? I don't know; I never asked. I suppose it was like growing up with a mother who goes to church on Sundays or gets her hair done every two weeks. Why? How? But the child whose mother goes to church on Sundays does not ask those questions, because to that child, it is a perfectly normal thing to do, to go sit on hard benches in a roomful of people discussing the specifics of a fairy tale (yes, I've shown my hand here, I suppose, but sooner or later you and I will have to have this discussion) and then having cookies and coffee afterward and chatting about the weather.” MotherReligionChurchChildhoodMotherhoodBirdsMothers And DaughtersChildhood Memories Book:Tilt Source: Tilt