There were worse things to be than sexist. For example, you could be the sort of person who pinched your fingers together while using the words โteeny weeny.
Liane MoriartyNobody ever told you that being a mother is all about making what seemed like thousands of tiny decisions.
Liane MoriartyShe didnโt understand a damned thing about life except that it was arbitrary and cruel, and some people got away with murder while others made one tiny, careless mistake and paid a terrible price.
Liane MoriartySo now I just assume that it won't work, and that if it does work, I'll lose it anyway. This is meant to protect me, although it doesn't, because somehow the hope sneakily finds its way in. I'm never aware of the hope until it's gone, whooshed away like a rug pulled from under my feet, each time I hear another "I'm sorry.
Liane Moriarty