Danielle

“Men often complain of the wickedness of women. Of how we delight in what power we have over their hearts. But they reign over everything else, so of course, they grudge us this, should we ever come to rule over this thing the size of their fist.”
― Alexander Chee, The Queen of the Night

“My pain was never more valuable than his potential.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“It is always easier to find your sense of value by demeaning another’s value. It is easier to define yourself as ‘not that,’ rather than do an actual accounting of your own qualities and put them on the scale.”
― Jessa Crispin, Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto

“And the gods did not kill for hubris-for hubris, they let you live long enough to learn.”
― Alexander Chee, The Queen of the Night