1
There are a lot of things I want, " I say quietly and deliberately. "But I think I will keep what I have.Rosamund Hodge
2
I never thought that freedom would feel so much like grief.Rosamund Hodge
3
I'm the girl who never gets angry and never wants anything, and that's why my family is still alive.Rosamund Hodge
4
Ghosts are laid to rest when injustices are righted, when their duties are fulfilled. But my mother's duty is to make me happy so long as I live. So there is not rest for her, and no escape for me. I will be happy and happy until it kills me.Rosamund Hodge
5
He's kissing me and though this is the first time, it feels like recovering a long-forgotten memory. My body seems to say, "Yes, this, " and then I'm kissing him back as if I were born to be in his arms. I never realized how tightly guilt and fear had been wound about me until this moment, when they unwind into the air and fly away, leaving me with nothing but this guileless delight.Rosamund Hodge