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" Why, isabel? Why are you doing this to yourself? To your body?'
And why are you doing this to me? is the awful, selfish thought that is left unsaid.
'Because I can,' she answers, and I shiver as she unconsciously echoes chastity-ruth.
'But-'
'Because it's my body,' she cuts in. 'Isn't it? "

Louise O'Neill , Only Ever Yours


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Louise O'Neill quote : Why, isabel? Why are you doing this to yourself? To your body?'<br /><i>And why are you doing this to me?</i> is the awful, selfish thought that is left unsaid.<br />'Because I can,' she answers, and I shiver as she unconsciously echoes chastity-ruth.<br />'But-'<br />'Because it's my body,' she cuts in. 'Isn't it?