Reclaim Your Power Quotes

“When he starts trying to turn you into his "friends with benefits", you've got to tell him, "If I wanted just sex, I could get that within the next forty-five minutes. I could get that at the snap of my fingers. Don't be offering me something cheap and easy, because if that's what I wanted, that's what I would have, that's what I would be doing right now." Between the man and the woman, it always has been the woman who does not need to lift a finger to have sex. Men need to hunt for it, all we need to do is spread our legs. Men think we've forgotten that (and maybe we have forgotten it), and they are currently beating us at our own game, breaking our hearts, turning us into disposable, usable items. And we're letting them. But why? They are the ones who need to plot and strive to get sex, meanwhile for us, it's never even an effort! Remind the boy. Remind him.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“the way we rise
from every sorrow in life
is the most gorgeous thing i’ve seen”
― Rupi Kaur, Home Body

“It's not often that the type of laughter emitted by a specific type of person is distinctive enough to warrant its own terminology, but the laughter of witches does in fact possess a quality of anarchic power that is equaled only by the muaahaahaha of villains and the hilarity of the manic.”
― Mya Spalter, Enchantments: A Modern Witch's Guide to Self-Possession

“You’ll challenge the beliefs that shrink you. You’ll take back the power they kept from you. Not by shouting louder, but by showing up clearer. You were never meant to stay small. You’re here to become unforgettable. And you won’t get there by waiting for the algorithm. The job title or the mentor to choose you. You choose you. Starting now.”
― Kinga Bali, The Unforgettable You: 21 Lies To Unlearn: A Human-Centered Guide to Personal Branding, Reputation Management & Thought Leadership in the Age of AI