Gone Girl

Text of the day: “There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child — you grow up knowing you aren’t allowed to disappoint, you’re not even allowed to die. There isn’t a replacement toddling around; you’re it. It makes you desperate to be flawless, and it also makes you drunk with the power. In such ways are despots made.” (Amy in Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl)

American novel book children family drama Gillian Flynn Gone Girl Rosamund Pike selfhood