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1 " i don'twear makeup for othersthe same wayi don'tdecoratemy house for others.this is myhome&everything i dois forme. "
― Amanda Lovelace , The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #2)
2 " To be a woman is to be warbound, knowing all the odds are stacked against you. "
3 " I bleed twelve weeks a year, so I know a thing or two about bloodstains. "
4 " womendon't enduresimply becausewe can;no,women endurebecause we aren'tgiven any otherchoice.- they wanted us weak but forced us to be strong. "
5 " women learn to sense who danger looks like just by catching another woman's eye from across a crowded room. "
6 " Confiança não é egocentrismo "
7 " Sometimes friendship is the motherfucking prizes, so be grateful I let you in at all. "
8 " ifthe veryideaofstanding upfor myselffrightens yousodamn muchtheni guessthe poweryou thoughtyou heldover omewasn't thatimpressivein thefirst place.-fragile masculinity "
9 " Ready for a harsh truth? Women don’t need your validation. We already have our own. "
10 " But what if the devil is just a woman who was banished to hell to stoke the flames as punishment for standing up to him? "
11 " gods, i hope i terrify you. "
12 " you are your own lighthouse. "
13 " telling menot all menhavebad intentionsdoesn't doanything toreassureme.after iwalk away from you,nothing will havechanged.i will stillbe scared toleave my houseafter sundown.i will stillfind comfortin keys resting between fingers,i will still questionthe intentoins ofevery man i knowi will stillwonderwhen i amto becomea story meant to warnother people's daughters,& i will stillcry when i turn onthe televisionto findyetanother mangetting awaywithwell--what theyalways seem toget away with.i am notthe one whohas to changethe way i thinkor the way i act.they are. "
14 " I am not the one who has to change the way I think or the way I act. They are. "
15 " Curves and fat and rolls are a colossal ‘fuck you’ to the patriarchy – our accidental rebellion. "
16 " It’s such a shame that you will finally have to learn that there are consequences to treating women like they’re nothing. You may have gotten to walk away, but a piece of me will follow you forever. Now, isn’t that romantic? "
17 " my self-worth shouldn’t feel like an act of bravery. "
18 " Fuck the idea of staying calm. "
19 " women are libraries about to burst. "
20 " Women endure because we aren’t given any other choice. "