Rival Radio Quotes

“We have a lot of fake rules in our society about joy and confidence. We don’t like it when it’s messy or uncoordinated. We’re uncomfortable if it doesn’t look a certain way. If it’s too loud. Too boisterous. Not the right ‘time.’ Time, of course, being something other people get to decide for us. We especially don’t like the person getting wild on the dance floor by themselves if we want to be doing the same thing but feel we can’t.”
― Kathryn Nolan, Rival Radio

“We prefer when women only express emotions that allow everyone around them to stay comfortable. Anger most of all.”
― Kathryn Nolan, Rival Radio

“If weird means being your true, beautiful, authentic self, then we should all be that way. You’re not ‘taking’ when you explore what you really want. You’re ‘giving.’ That’s what choosing yourself is all about.”
― Kathryn Nolan, Rival Radio

“Oh, Angel,” I said. “If you’re dancing and dressing up and naming your vibrators after Captain America, I don’t have any advice for you. I just want to offer a sincere congratulations.”
― Kathryn Nolan, Rival Radio

“I’m working on prioritizing my own joy. Treating it like it matters.” “It’s a challenging first step for everyone,” I said. “We’ve been taught to treat our own personal needs and desires as the last three tasks on our daily to-do list. The tasks you never get to, but then you comfort yourself by promising you’ll do them tomorrow.”
― Kathryn Nolan, Rival Radio