My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2 Quotes

“It was like Françoise was calling herself 'crazy' for loving a world that would hurt her so bad, but she can't stop loving it.
Yeah. She told me it was 'an artist thing'. As artists we want to give the world the gifts we were sent here to give, but we know the worlds won't always respect the gift... And sometimes even hurt us... It's kind of crazy.”
― Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2

“Courage isn't about not being scared... It's about carrying your fear into battle.”
― Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2

“All my life I have seen pictures that show women as being what you call 'sexy' when they are being hurt. That sends send me a message and I think that the message is, women are at their best when they are being hurt [...] What I'm trying to say is, if I don't notice the lie about sexy = hurt, if I don't talk about it, maybe I'll believe it.”
― Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2

“No, I do not want any kind of censorship. Anka always said, "The minute they tell you that you should not see something, that is the minute you should make it your business to see or read it or whatever".”
― Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2

“Perhaps 'a good monster' is a person who makes the most thoughtful choice possible, even when there are no good options...”
― Emil Ferris, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 2