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“Given the way so many men manage to bulldoze their way through the world without remotely approaching perfection in any domain, perhaps it's time to give ourselves a break as well.”
― Pauline Harmange, Moi les hommes, je les déteste

“From now on I’ve decided that my priority is to commit to being a genuine ally to the women I know. I want them to feel safe in my company, to know that if they are ever the victim of any kind of sexual harassment or assault, I’ll always be there for them. I’ll always believe them, I’ll never for a moment doubt the truth of anything they tell me in confidence. I’ll never try to minimise what they’ve gone through, or impute any responsibility to them, even if – especially if – I know the attacker. I want to tell them they’ll never have reason to fear that I’ll find an excuse for him, or that I’ve set my heart on staying in touch with him. I refuse to be one of those people who thinks that domestic assault, for example, is a question of ‘perspective’, or a private matter between the two parties.”
― Pauline Harmange, I Hate Men

“Encouraging someone to be entirely themself is the loudest way to love them.”
― Kalen Dion

“Single Mothers
Your shoulders are heavy,
but you stand tall and raise your head high,
knowing that you are raising kings and queens, future leaders of the world.
You are pounding the pavement, kicking butt, making it look easy but we know better;
we know the struggle,
we understand the pain.
The road feels lonely
but you are not alone.”
― Janet Autherine, The Heart and Soul of Black Women: Poems of Love, Struggle and Resilience