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“From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent.”
― H.P. Lovecraft, Tales of H.P. Lovecraft

“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“Men wants us so badly for our bodies, yet hate us so much for our minds.”
― Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow

“What do you want from us? The dumb girls are too dumb, the smart girls are too smart, and the average girls are too unexceptional?”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

“Jiyoung grew up being told to be cautious, to dress conservatively, to be “ladylike.” That it’s your job to avoid dangerous places, times of day and people. It’s your fault for not noticing and not avoiding.”
― Cho Nam-Joo, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

“You can't tell whether people are gay by what they look like. And gay or straight aren't the only two options.”
― Alice Oseman, Heartstopper: Volume One

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex

“Reason and law don’t mean much when white folk want their way.”
― P. Djèlí Clark, Ring Shout

“No kingdom on Earth can surpass the great outdoors.”
― Tamanend