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“But our mother, the most distant from him, perhaps, seemed the only one who could accept him as he was, maybe because she didn't try to find an explanation.”

Book:The Baron in the Trees

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The Baron in the Trees

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Italo Calvino

Italian writer and journalist, known for his unique narrative style and rich imagination. Calvino is considered one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, whose works have had a profound impact on literature both in Italy and around the world. more

“This book is not for people who read covers. Hence the reason the “about this book” section is on the inside. Because it will take that level of understanding to interpret the inside. The will, to want to read. You have to be willing to open the book, to find out about the book. - The Affidavit of Niedria Dionne Kenny”

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Author:Niedria Dionne Kenny

“..she unleashed the disappointed look all mothers had used to cower their children from the dawn of time.”

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Book:Obsession

Source: Obsession

“Eventually, as men continue to spit antiquated perspectives into the faces of the majority gender, they will be reminded, rather loudly, that they never would have existed but for a woman.”

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Author:~dmtimney

“It wasn't just hostility I felt around my mother, it was inadequacy. I had loved my early childhood with her. We'd spent long hours playing beauty parlor and teay party, baking holiday cookies.”

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Book:Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother

Source: Waiting for Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents, Three Religions, Five Infertility Doctors, an Oscar, an Atomic Bomb, a Romantic Night, and One Woman's Quest to Become a Mother

“Think positive. Think green.”

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Book:Splinters

Source: Splinters

“Un malestar al que no pudo ponerle nombre lo hizo recordar el terror de Eva la primera noche que Lilith se fue de campamento con el colegio. Había pasado la noche entera despierta, en un ataque de pánico por todo lo que podía pasarle ahí afuera: accidentes en la ruta, en el lago, en las tres noches que iban a dormir a la intemperie en carpas que no los protegían de nada, cuando escalaran el cerro, cuando bajaran en barco por los rápidos del río Chubut... El segundo día, exhausta de estar sosteniéndola a la distancia, dijo que había decidido entregarla al mundo. , dijo.”

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Book:Wakolda

Source: Wakolda

“My only inheritance from you was your torment”

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Book:Memory at Bay

Source: Memory at Bay