15 quotes
Marriage shouldn’t be a never-ending competition where you spend your life fighting to be seen and chosen.
His Only Wife (2020)
A person who talks so freely about her own life will talk just as freely about yours.
His Only Wife (2020)
It takes strength to walk away from someone you love.
His Only Wife (2020)
Not everyone who smiles with you wishes you well.
His Only Wife (2020)
How can I be a good wife with no husband by my side?
His Only Wife (2020)
Please, put love aside and be practical. Love will not put food on the table; it won’t hold you at night.
His Only Wife (2020)
I have to fight for what I want, for what's mine.
His Only Wife (2020)
Stories allow us to peek into the lives of others, and they also allow us to see ourselves.
I knew that even though we were surrounded by a large family, we had nobody.
His Only Wife (2020)
Stories serve so many purposes. We need them because they document our truths, they magnify our dreams, they teach, they entertain, they inspire.
His Only Wife (2020)
An important role that writers can play is in documenting resistance movements. This can ensure visibility, facilitate recognition, and bring marginalized voices to the center.
His Only Wife (2020)
Respect is important and something that is very much needed in society, but has been constructed by some to mean submission and self-denial, especially in regard to young women.
I use fiction to teach in my social science courses and I am always keen to explore the issues that I work on in my research.
I said to love with your head but I’m also the first person to tell you that it is hard to live like that. It is brutal and it eats at you every day and leaves you empty.
His Only Wife (2020)
If there was one thing I agreed with my mother on, it was that one could never be sure about a person’s intentions, no matter how kind that person seemed.
His Only Wife (2020)