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“But what I wanted back had never really been there. He was a temporary illusion, a mirage of water after walking in the desert. I had made him up. And he could have killed me. You've got to stop the ride sometimes. Stop it and get off.”
― Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming

“Through fetishizing the inequality embedded in the romance story, women have somehow become convinced that being in, or even vying for, a relationship is something we should want -- regardless of whether that relationship might hold equal power or doesn't serve us.”
― Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Outdated: Why Dating Is Ruining Your Love Life

“We're all sinking in the same boat here. We're all bored and desperate and waiting for something to happen. Waiting for life to get better. Waiting for things to change. Waiting for that one person to finally notice us. We're all waiting. But we also need to realize that we all have the power to make those changes for ourselves.”
― Susane Colasanti, Waiting for You

“Too often in my life, love has been defined as "humiliation with occasional roses".”
― Deb Caletti, The Secret Life of Prince Charming