“Go on, glare your eyes at me, and cry and plead, and talk to me about money and what it can buy. But it can't buy back a child once he's dead!” LifeChildrenKidsYoungDeathTalkingCryYouthBabyChildEyesDeadCryingBabiesTalkPleadingGlareKidBuyYoung AdultsPleadGlaringGlaresMoney Monetary Book:Flowers in the Attic Source: Flowers in the Attic
“Candy. He spoke of candy. Was he still in the child's world where candy stood for something sweet enough to hold back tears? I had grown older, and had lost enthusiasm for childish delights. I wanted what every teenager wants -- freedom to develop into a woman, freedom to have full control over my life! Though I tried to tell him this, my voice had dried up along with my tears.” ChildrenGrowing UpSadChildhood AbuseCathy Author:V.C. Andrews
“We haven't remained idle, twiddling our thumbs while you were off having a good time. Through books Cathy and I have lived a zillion lives . . . our vicarious way to feel alive.” ChildrenReadingAliveBooksExperienceLiveAbandonedIdleReadThumbsBook ReadingLivesAwayVicariousLivedGood TimeAbandonement Book:Flowers in the Attic Source: Flowers in the Attic
“Look at you, standing there in your iron- gray dress, feeling pious and self- righteous while you starve small children!” ChildrenKidsBabyStandingDressesGrayChildRighteousBabiesPiousSelf RighteousKid Book:Flowers in the Attic Source: Flowers in the Attic
“Then turn your eyes back on me, and tell me that Cathy and I are still children to be treated with condescension, and are incapable of understanding adult subjects.” ChildrenKidsUnderstandingSubjectsAdultsTreatedChildEyesTeensIncapableUnderstandKidCondescensionYoung AdultsToldAdult Subjects Book:Flowers in the Attic Source: Flowers in the Attic
“Then turn your eyes back on me, and tell me that Cathy and I are still children to be treated with condescension, and are incapable of understanding adult subjects. We haven't remained idle, twiddling our thumbs while you were off having a good time.” ChildrenPhilosophyWisdomKidsUnderstandingSubjectsYouthExperienceAbandonedEyesIncapableIdlenessUnderstandThumbsCondescendingCondescensionAwayGood TimeAbandonementAdult Subjects Book:Flowers in the Attic Source: Flowers in the Attic