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“despite the meanings of sex and sexuality changing dramatically over time, women have always been regarded – and treated – as inferior to men. Whether seen as sexually passive or active – as “madonnas” or “whores” – women’s sexuality has been regarded as a problem, and their bodies and expressions have often been altered to make them more sexually desirable and/or to police their sexuality.”
― Meg-John Barker, Sexuality: A Graphic Guide

“First and foremost, girls are survivors. We are trained to expect the world to be toxic to us and make the best of a bad situation by developing the skills to survive it. No one ever says the skills won’t be toxic. No one ever mentions how we are cruel sometimes and we don’t choose it.”
― Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

“This is because most mothers know that the softest people with the biggest hearts are the ones who hold the truest magic of them all; purity of this kind can not be bought from the Gods themselves, and it was the greatest target of the devil-souled.”
― Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul

“But that is what faith is, I was told. Finding a reason to believe even when no reason finds its way to you.”
― Nikita Gill, Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul