Lionel Shriver Quote

It's always the mother's fault, ain't it?" she said softly, collecting her coat. "That boy turn out bad cause his mama a drunk, or she a junkie. She let him run wild, she don't teach him right from wrong. She never home when he back from school. Nobody ever say his daddy a drunk, or his daddy not home after school. And nobody ever say they some kids just damned mean....

We Need to Talk about Kevin (ed. Counterpoint Press, 2011) - ISBN: 9781582438870

It's always the mother's fault, ain't it? she said softly, collecting her coat. That boy turn out bad cause his mama a drunk, or she a junkie. She...

It's always the mother's fault, ain't it? she said softly, collecting her coat. That boy turn out bad cause his mama a drunk, or she a junkie. She...

It's always the mother's fault, ain't it? she said softly, collecting her coat. That boy turn out bad cause his mama a drunk, or she a junkie. She...

It's always the mother's fault, ain't it? she said softly, collecting her coat. That boy turn out bad cause his mama a drunk, or she a junkie. She...