“As an only child, Cassandra found the well-worn paths of sibling interaction fascinating and horrifying in equal parts.”
“As I child, I came to this idea with a horrified fascination. Once upon a time, I wasn’t here. Before that, my parents weren’t here. And before that…”
“My worries travel around in my head on their well worn path”
“When you look in the mirror, your difficult sibling always looks back, though the image is distorted. In the shadows lurk parts of yourself and your past that you don't want to notice. Behind the reflection, silently influencing the interaction, stand your parents, your grandparents, and all their siblings.”
“His hair was parted neatly on the left side in a way that he would have found absolutely horrifying.”
“One of your siblings has got to be the dumbest. And if you’re an only child—you’re the dumb one.”