Amanda Lovelace > Quotes

“repeat after me:
you owe
no one
your forgiveness.

- except maybe yourself.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“ah, life—
the thing
that happens
to us
while we’re off
somewhere else
blowing on
dandelions
& wishing
ourselves into
the pages of
our favorite
fairy tales.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“silence has always been my loudest scream.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“once upon a time, the princess rose from the ashes her dragon lovers made of her & crowned herself the mother-fucking queen of herself.   - how’s that for a happily ever after?”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“i’m not scared
of the monsters

hidden underneath
my bed.

i’m much more scared
of the boys

with messy brown hair,
sleepy eyes,

& mouths
that only know

how to form
half-truths.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“women
don't endure
simply because
we can;

no,

women endure
because we aren't
given any other
choice.

- they wanted us weak but forced us to be strong.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“that is what abuse is: knowing you are going to get salt but still hoping for sugar for nineteen years.   -”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“the only thing
required
to be
a woman
is to
identify
as one.

- period, end of story.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i’m pretty sure you have s t a r d u s t running through those v e i n s.   - women are some kind of magic.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“if i ever have a daughter, the first thing i will teach her to love will be the word “no” & i will not let her feel guilty for using it.   - “no” is short for “fuck off.”  ”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“raid your library. read everything you can get your hands on & then some.   go on, collect words & polish them up until they shine like starlight in your palm.   make words your finest weapons— a gold-hilted sword to cut your enemies d o w n.   - a survival plan of sorts.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“fiction:
the ocean
i dive
headfirst
into
when i
can
no longer
breathe
in
reality.

- a mermaid escapist II.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“the princess locked herself away in the highest tower, hoping a knight in shining armor would come to her rescue.   - i didn’t realize i could be my own knight.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“sticks & stones never broke my bones, but words made me starve myself until you could see all of them.   -”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“the love
some girls
have for
other girls
is
so gentle
& so soft
& so fucking
beautiful,
&
these girls
deserve
to have
better stories
than the ones
where they
are murdered
because they love
with too much
of their
hearts.

-love is never a weakness.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“all of the oceans
& galaxies
did not
conspire together to
create me
just so i could
reproduce for
you.

-Startling Fact #1”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“he
opened me up
like a book
& poured the
poetry
back into
me.

-my personal pen and paper”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“it is strange
how
sisters
can
be
saviors
or
strangers
&
sometimes
a bit of both.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“When I had
no friends
I reached inside
my beloved
books
& sculpted some
out of
12 pt
Times new roman.

-- & it was almost good enough.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“i don't
wear makeup for others
the same way
i don't

decorate
my house for others.
this is my
home

&
everything i do
is for
me.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“when I die, do not waste a minute mouring me. I may go, but I will leave behind all my thousand & one lives — a bookmad girl never dies.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“To be a woman is to be warbound, knowing all the odds are stacked against you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“if you
don't want to
end up in
someone else's
poem,
then maybe
you should
start
treating
people
better
for
a
change.

- an unapologetic poet.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“I am so glad
we were born
during the same
lifetime.
-I may not believe in fate, but I believe in you.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“a
world
where all

human beings
are taken care of

shouldn't be called

a "revolutionary"
way of life

& yet
it is.

-burn”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“you have
been the
star
of each
& every
one of
my
nightmares.

"- you left but you stayed.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“just because they don’t hit you doesn’t mean it isn’t abuse.   wouldn’t you think it a crime to look up at the night sky & tell the stars that they have no sparkle?   guess what? you shine brighter than all the starlight there has ever been or ever will be.   - emotional abuse is still abuse.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in this One

“where
do all the
memories go,
the ones we
hide away
with
lock &
key yet
continue
to shape
us all the
s a m e?

"- did it really happen if i can't remember it?”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One

“Ready for a harsh truth? Women don’t need your validation. We already have our own.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“write the story.
push your hands into the dirtiest parts of yourself.
take the rot & decay & turn it into nourishment & life.
water it & sing to it & show it sunlight.
grow a beautiful garden from your aching & teach yourself how to thrive from it.
write your story.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Princess Saves Herself in This One