Sarah AF

“She is selling herself by the inch. The gentlemen all say you are advising her. She wants a present in cash for every advance above her knee.'
'Not like you, Mary. One push backwards and, good girl, here's your fourpence.'
'Well. You know. If king are doing the pushing." She laughs. "Anne has very long legs. By the time he comes to her secret part he will be bankrupt. The French wars will be cheap, in comparison.”
― Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

“It is hard to love an addict. Not only practically difficult, in the picking up after them and the handling of those aspects of life they're not able for themselves, but metaphysically hard. It feels like bashing yourself against a wall, not just your head, but your whole self. It makes your heart hard. Caught between ultimatums (stop drinking) and radical acceptance (I love you no matter what) the person who loves the addict exhausts and renews their love on a daily basis.”
― Emilie Pine, Notes To Self

“Even though it's only a minority of men who are violent or predatory, I don't know if men realise that girls are trained our entire lives to minimise the danger from you - and blamed if we don't.”
― Sara Pascoe, Sex Power Money

“Yet again, the Queen’s inability to live without her male favourites was in evidence. As usual, she apportioned all blame to the female party.”
― Nicola Tallis, Elizabeth's Rival