"I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes."

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Why are you putting on lip gloss, my daughter?” Dad asked. “Trip to the library? Trip to the nunnery? I hear the nunneries are nice this time of year” … “Is this true, Kami? Are you going out on a date?” Dad asked tragically. “Wearing that? Wouldn’t you fancy a shapeless cardigan instead? You rock a shapeless cardigan, honey.

— Sarah Rees Brennan