Sadly Relatable Quotes

“She felt suddenly the discomfort of being the only woman in a room full of men, men who gazed at her with speculative eyes. Her body did not seem to be protected by her clothes, and she resistet the urge to turn away. They would not make her ashamed of herself. They would not make her a human woman.”
― Christina Henry, The Mermaid

“It had been so long since I'd felt like a woman. Since I'd flirted and blushed and felt safe having a man in my space.”
― Abby Jimenez, The Fall Risk

“But she kept on hoping - really, stupidly hoping - that someone one day would understand what she meant. That one day she'd have a proper conversation with someone instead of just a series of audible misconnections.”
― Bella Bathurst, Special

“Friends who seemed somehow to be slipping towards unfriends.”
― Bella Bathurst, Special

“Sometimes saying hello to someone intimidates me. My voice dries up, as if there were a strange audacity in having to say that word out loud.”
― Fernando Pessoa