“We build our lives in moments, and even the ones we can't remember become the story of who we are.” MomentsStoriesRememberOur LivesWho We AreLive In The Moment Author:Katherine Center
“And so my hope for you, good boy, as you grow taller every day, is that you will learn to take good care of yourself, and you will learn to take good care of others-and, someday, you'll see how those two things are exactly the same.” TwoCareGrowsBoysTwo ThingsSomedayGood Boy Author:Katherine Center
“The best things about womanhood might possibly even be the conversations. The chatting. The gabbing. The whispering. The hands-on-hips eye-rolling. The yukking-it up.” HandsMightEyeConversationHipsBest ThingsRollingWomanhoodWhisperingChattingHands On Hips Author:Katherine Center
“We're looking for stories that speak to us. We're looking for stories that connect us with something true. But, instead, a lot of the time we get strippers. All I'm saying is, when boys are writing the stories, the percentage of strippers is bound to go up. And real stories about real women kinda don't get written at all.” WritingRealStoriesSpeakBoysWrittenBoundsPercentagesReal WomenReal Story Author:Katherine Center
“And despite everything I know now, I still believe, as I did when I was little, that there is an entire universe of things that my mother knows that I don't. I still believe that nothing truly bad can ever happen if my mother is around. I know it's not true. But still. It is true.” IfsKnowsBelieveLittlesStillsHappensMotherUniverseDespiteI Still Believe Author:Katherine Center
“I guess that's the upside of not being young anymore... You know from experience that the struggle always leads, in some way, to something better.” KnowsWayYoungStruggleSomething BetterLead In Author:Katherine Center