Maria > Maria's Quotes

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“Because I don't adhere to a set of archaic gender roles or expectations at all, especially if a man requires that of me.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“We do not go out of our way for men. We do not inconvenience ourselves for men, we do not change our well-laid plans for men. No.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“(yuck, being in love with a MAN is so bad for my brand, but whatever)”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“I am here to affirm that not only are you not asking for too much in a potential partner, but you should be asking for more.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“The two aims of the Party are to conquer the whole surface of the earth and to extinguish once and for all the possiblity of independent thought. There are therefore two great problems which the Party is concerned to solve. One is how to discover against his will what another human being is thinking and the other is how to kill several hundred million people in a few seconds without giving warning beforehand.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“My parents aren’t people of words, but they sacrificed so much. That’s love, and I hate that I want more from them. That I can’t just feel grateful for all they’ve given me, because at all times I’m aware of what it cost them.”
― Emily Henry, Happy Place

“Because it won’t matter. Because he can promise me anything, but in the end, feelings could come and go, and we’ll be powerless to stop the change.”
― Emily Henry, Happy Place

“He loved spending time with us and told us often that we were his number one hobby.”
― Jill Duggar, Counting the Cost

“and I was still sporting a Bath & Body Works concoction that smelled like vodka-soaked cotton candy.”
― Emily Henry, Happy Place

“I’ve been totally and utterly unhinged by a man. I’m disgusted with myself, for being distracted, for knowingly letting every sliver of feminism shrivel up and die over dimples and thick thighs.”
― Hannah Grace, Icebreaker

“You're not asking too much," he said. "You were just asking the wrong person. Ask me instead.”
― Abby Jimenez, Just for the Summer

“You can stop swimming now, Lily. We finally reached the shore.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

“In the future . . . if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again . . . fall in love with me.”
― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

“because when men are misogynists, they hate all women, full stop. Not just “loud” and “angry” ones. Not just “slutty” ones. Not just “fat” ones. Not just “tall” ones. All of us. And if you identify as a woman in any capacity … that includes you. Every time.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“Remember: nothing scares a man more than a woman who knows she does not need him.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“No matter how many women you try to step on to be seen by the world’s most mediocre men, you will never be taller than any man. You will always be one step below. And how can they respect you when they’re always looking down at you?”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“I just know there's literally no way for anyone to have their shit figured out in their twenties - or possibly ever. No matter what happens to you, or when, you'll always continue to grow and evolve, and that's something to be grateful for.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“My mom didn't get married until I was four because my mom didn't want having children to be the main motivation behind getting married. She wanted to be sure that my dad was the one she could grow and evolve with, and she wanted him to be sure as well. She knew that a sense of obligation alone was a shaky foundation for a lasting family, and would be unfair to us as their children as well.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“You don't need to forgive a person just because they asked you to and they would like for you to be ready to move on. Don't be so quick to grant exemption.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“Never take criticism or advice from someone who isn't living the life you want.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“I would so much rather have my confidence rooted within than hope that a positive opinion about my own looks will be enough to carry me through. Because everything about my inner self - my integrity, the love I have to give, my wit, my humor - those things are steady. They're consistent, and they matter far, far more.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“We’re all a little broken, Briana. We are a mosaic. We’re made up of all those we’ve met and all the things we’ve been through. There are parts of us that are colorful and dark and jagged and beautiful. And I love every piece of you. Even the ones you wish didn’t exist.”
― Abby Jimenez, Yours Truly

“It is terrible outside. Day and night more of those poor miserable people are being dragged off, with nothing but a rucksack and a little money. On the way they are deprived even of these possessions . Families are torn apart, the men, women, and children all being separated. Children coming home from school find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their homes shut up and their families gone.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl

“I clasped my "escape bag" close to me, more because I wanted to have something to hold than with an idea of escaping, because there's nowhere we can go. If ever we come to the extremity of fleeing from here, the street would be just as dangerous as an air raid.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl

“I have now reached the stage that I don't care much whether I live or die. The world will still keep on turning without me, what is going to happen, will happen, and anyway it's no good trying to resist.”
― Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl