Shine your Icy Crown Quotes

“do not plan your life so meticulously that you leave no space for starlight to leak in.- miracles happen only if you let them.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“don’t you dare become smaller to make room for others. don’t you dare shrink back into the shadows. don’t you dare wither while everyone else blooms.

here’s an indisputable fact: you matter.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“we are not defined by the love our family could or could not give us. we are defined, instead, by the people we consciously become in spite of them—the kindness we show others, the forgiveness we give to ourselves, the times we speak up instead of choosing to remain silent, & the difficult yet necessary apologies we make.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“big sister says

even if you aren’t their favorite,
you’re always someone’s favorite.

(you’re mine.)”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“let’s normalize caring about each other— not out of politeness but out of genuine human compassion.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“big sister says

sisters shouldn’t be pitting themselves against each other. sisters should be going into battle for one another.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“it is your divine right to heal as messily & as inconsistently & as loudly as possible.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“wear the term “basic bitch” with a sense of pride. embrace every part of you they told you to hate.- unbothered.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“for every girl who’s ever been called a bitch for speaking her mind.

so, like, every girl.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“i. drive the scenic route.
ii. take more self-care days.
iii. sing, even if it’s off-key.
iv. make time for your passions.
v. let yourself feel joy.

-don’t waste a single moment.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“mothers are amazing- there’s no question about it. but keep in mind that motherhood is not the only way to be amazing.- for anyone who needs to hear it”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“less girl-on-girl hate. more group protection spells.- solidarity.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“you say lonely.

i say self-sufficient. I say dating myself.
-your local spinster.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“her depression makes her anxious & her anxiety makes her depressed.- never-ending.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“women can’t rule; they’re far too emotional.”

but isn’t it about time someone actually cared?”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“big sister says

because if you can’t

let your hair down & take your shoes off & make silly faces

when you’re with them, what’s the point?”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“I deserve to have good things even if I have not always done good things.- perfection is a lie; flaws are real.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“It’s perfectly okay if what you want for yourself isn’t what other people want for you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“when other people choose not to believe in your magic, you must take it upon yourself to believe in your own magic.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“yes, i am one of those awful bra-burning feminists. no, i do not hate all men. no, i do not want to switch out the patriarchy for a matriarchy. what i do want, however, is complete equality—a fair chance at becoming the best version of myself. no more restrictions.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“If I decide to be with you it’s not because I think you complete me. I am already a complete spiritual being without anybody’s help. If I’m with you, it’s because I think you let in more stardust than storm clouds.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“she’s so tired of men telling her how strong she is. —she already knows.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“the more boys she kisses, the more that she realizes that she has much more interesting things to do.- she wonders whether something is wrong with her.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“you say lonely. i say self-sufficient. i say content dating myself. —your local spinster.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“here, sisters make up a large part of the magic. but that’s the case so much of the time, isn’t it?”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“Determined is she to weave an even better tale. Taking the pen back.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“Some days even getting out of bed seems impossible to her - and she once thought every impossible thing was possible.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“Every night she hears a small, persistent voice, that tries to convince her that no one has ever felt as sad or as lonely or as insignificant as she does right now.”
― Amanda Lovelace, Shine your Icy Crown

“wear the term “basic bitch” with a sense of pride. embrace every part of you they told you to hate. —unbothered.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown

“her depression makes her anxious & her anxiety makes her depressed. —never-ending.”
― Amanda Lovelace, shine your icy crown