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“I鈥檓 trying to hold back my emotions, but I can feel my face contorting. That strange heat moving to my cheeks. I always thought it was magic moving through me, but now I know it to be rage.”
― Kim Liggett, The Grace Year

tags: feminism, misogyny, patriarchy, rage

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“Even if you do initially start out with a keen intention to 'fight' your disorder, to fight for your health and your life, it's not a decision you make once and for all, but thousands and thousands of smaller decisions throughout the day.”
― Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up

tags: eating-disorder-recovery, mental-health

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“We all have a choice right now. Are we girls or are we demons? Are we going to die or are we going to survive?”
― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones

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“I understand,' said Melanie. An ancient, female look passed between them; they were poor women pensioners, planets round a male sun.”
― Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop

tags: money, patriarchy, poverty, powerlessness

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“Waiting. Not waiting. One lover. A hundred lovers. There should be no judgement either way. A woman is not defined by what she does or doesn鈥榯 do in the bedroom.”
― Tricia Levenseller, The Shadows Between Us

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