The voice I finally heard that day was my own — the girl I'd locked away at ten years old, the girl I was before the world told me who to be — and sh… - Glennon Doyle

Rebellion is as much of a cage as obedience is. They both mean living in reaction to someone else's way instead of forging your own. Freedom is not being for or against an ideal, but creating your own existence from scratch.

All the devil has to do to win is convince you he's God.

This is what I know. Parents love their children. I have met no exceptions. Love is a river, and there are times when impediments stop the flow of love. Mental illness, addiction, shame, narcissism, fear passed down by religious and cultural institutions — these are boulders that interrupt love's flow.