The Wilderness of Girls Quotes

“The need to be loved and feel like you belong is a biological imperative. That’s why so many people stay in abusive situations for so long: they convince themselves it’s not as bad as it is because the alternative—being alone—feels like a threat as real as death.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“She wants contentedness and calm, curiosity and clarity. She wants affection, and safety, and freedom, and simple, easy joy.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“WHENEVER A WOMAN IS DECLARED dangerous, there is always a man eager to subdue her. Whether it’s because he can’t stand the idea of a woman with power, or he can’t stand the idea of a woman having more power than him, Rhi doesn’t know.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“You want to be a part of the pack, but you will never be able to lose yourself long enough to become part of something else.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“but because she is starving for human touch—to feel just a tiny bit connected to someone in this world. But Eden has known for quite some time now that the hunger for human touch is the most dangerous appetite of all.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“She could have never loved or respected a person who demanded it from her. That kind of respect feels like bartering—conditional, even. Not truth at all.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“But the truth is, Rhi: regardless of your connection with someone, you are not entitled to their story. And there is no one who has any right to your story, either.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls

“WHENEVER A WOMAN IS DECLARED dangerous, there is always a man eager to subdue her.”
― Madeline Claire Franklin, The Wilderness of Girls