Dirty Family Secrets
I asked.
"That phrase, 'hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all', it's like she's talking right to me about chances not taken, opportunities unfulfilled. The life I deserve. It exists and is possible, and mine if I'll just go out and take it."
Her legs were a glorious thing to touch. I was almost sad she was running out of quotes. "The last one?"
"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change. Katharine Hepburn."