“Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence.”— Caitlin Flanagan
“Female adolescence is – universally – an emotionally and psychologically intense period.”— Caitlin Flanagan
“At every turn, girls – even the most carefully raised and deeply loved – are surrounded by a popular culture that exhorts them to think of themselves as sexually disposable creatures.”— Caitlin Flanagan