My mother moves so fast I do not even see it coming. But she slaps my …

Jodi Picoult
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My mother moves so fast I do not even see it coming. But she slaps my face hard enough to make my head snap backward. She leaves a print that stains me long after it’s faded. Just so you know: shame is five-fingered. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel, p.54, Simon and Schuster
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