Amanda

“But just because justice has been served in a handful of high-profile cases doesn’t mean we’ve solved the larger problem: a culture that tells girls their primary worth is to appeal to men; a culture that tells men that young girls are the ideal—the younger, as Epstein said, the better. I’m not saying those cultural trends cause most men to become child molesters. But I do believe that because of those societal forces, when a molester shows his face, many people tend to look the other way.”
― Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

“The people that set one animal against another haven't the guts to be bullies themselves. They're just secondhand cowards.”
― Cleveland Amory

“I don't think there's a right way to feel,' I say. 'And you can't control it, anyway. Feelings are like weather. They just happen, and then they pass.”
― Emily Henry, Funny Story

“And you did panic. Even though you didn't want to. And I did expect something, even though I tried not to."
"Good!" he half shouts. "Expect something! You want to put me on a hook? Put me on the hook. I freaked out, Daphne, but that doesn't mean I don't love you.”
― Emily Henry, Funny Story