"One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies" Quotes
A teenage girl navigates grief and adolescence after her mother's death in this poignant coming-of-age novel.
young adult | 268 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
I don't know why it is that I'm always the one who has to go to the shrink and Dad never does.
When I'm alone in my room, I feel completely and totally safe.
I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of living without my mother.
I think I might be the only person on the planet who has a mother who died of a brain tumor.
I don't know which is worse, having a mother who's dead, or having one who's crazy.
Maybe the only way to really feel alive is to feel scared to death.
Sometimes I think everyone in the world is crazy except me.
I wish I had a sister. Someone I could talk to who understands about mothers and how it feels to lose one.
I'm not just your average fourteen-year-old. I'm also a novelist, a poet, and a songwriter.
I hate the way my body is turning into a woman's body. I liked it better when it was still a little girl's body.





