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Pearl, for a moment, imagined herself transforming into a tree. Rooting herself so deeply on that spot that nothing could displace her.
Celeste Ng • Little Fires Everywhere: The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller
It was time to transition into being like the mothers I’d seen at the park with their books, looking up every so often to make sure their children hadn’t been abducted, and no more.
Chelsea Bieker • Madwoman
The first migrants in our community were women: they traveled from their homes to their husbands' villages upon marriage. Mala's mother and her mother-in-law had both made the journey, as had all their female forebears, and now it was Mala's turn. An ancient tune still sung at weddings acknowledges the path: "Stranger, do not weep as you go to
... See moreMinal Hajratwala • Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents
though I knew all that she taught me was important, in my vanity I only learned the ones that flattered my ego.
Chitra Divakaruni • The Palace of Illusions
For young people who had just left home to go live in the Village, books were like dolls or teddy bears or family portraits. They populated a room.
Anatole Broyard • Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir
A Room of One’s Own,
Madeline Miller • CIRCE
When a woman goes home according to her own cycles, others around her are given their own individuation work, their own vital issues to deal with. Her return to home allows others growth and development too.