Jess > Jess's Quotes

“But, damn it, she just wasn’t built that way. She wasn’t built to break, no matter how much she wanted to, and she silently and half-heartedly cursed that fucking part of her that wouldn’t—couldn’t—let her be that vulnerable, even alone.”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls

“If there’s even a slight chance at getting something that will make you happy, risk it. Life’s too short and happiness is too rare.” - A.R. Lucas.”
― Gabrielle Stone, Eat, Pray, #FML

“Don’t be afraid to meet yourself where you are, even if that is a dark place at the moment.”
― Gabrielle Stone, Eat, Pray, #FML

“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“An intersectional approach to feminism requires understanding that too often mainstream feminism ignores that Black women and other women of color are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine of hate.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

“It's time to treat domestic violence and hate speech as the neon red flags they are and take the necessary steps to reduce the risks instead of hoping that they'll go away.”
― Mikki Kendall, Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot