Myra subsided into outraged and sulky silence. Her romantic dream of motherhood had been riven into… — Sheri S. Tepper
Myra subsided into outraged and sulky silence. Her romantic dream of motherhood had been riven into sharp-edged fragments by late-night feedings, constant diaper washing, and a baby who persisted in looking and acting like a baby, not like a young hero.
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