Home > Work > Shine your Icy Crown (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #2)
1 " 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 (You Are Your Own Fairy Tale, #2)
2 " do not plan your life so meticulously that you leave no space for starlight to leak in.- miracles happen only if you let them. "
3 " big sister sayssisters shouldn’t be pitting themselves against each other. sisters should be going into battle for one another. "
4 " big sister says even if you aren’t their favorite,you’re always someone’s favorite.(you’re mine.) "
5 " for every girl who’s ever been called a bitch for speaking her mind. so, like, every girl. "
6 " it is your divine right to heal as messily & as inconsistently & as loudly as possible. "
7 " her depression makes her anxious & her anxiety makes her depressed.- never-ending. "
8 " less girl-on-girl hate. more group protection spells.- solidarity. "
9 " wear the term “basic bitch” with a sense of pride. embrace every part of you they told you to hate.- unbothered. "
10 " I deserve to have good things even if I have not always done good things.- perfection is a lie; flaws are real. "
11 " women can’t rule; they’re far too emotional.”but isn’t it about time someone actually cared? "
12 " you say lonely.i say self-sufficient. I say dating myself.-your local spinster. "
13 " big sister says because if you can’t let your hair down & take your shoes off & make silly faceswhen you’re with them, what’s the point? "
14 " 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. "
15 " 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. "
16 " let’s normalize caring about each other— not out of politeness but out of genuine human compassion. "
17 " 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 "
18 " she’s so tired of men telling her how strong she is. —she already knows. "
19 " 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. "
20 " when other people choose not to believe in your magic, you must take it upon yourself to believe in your own magic. "
