Jimena

“No wonder male religious leaders so often say that humans were born in sin—because we were born to female creatures. Only by obeying the rules of the patriarchy can we be reborn through men. No wonder priests and ministers in skirts sprinkle imitation birth fluid over our heads, give us new names, and promise rebirth into everlasting life.”
― Gloria Steinem, The Vagina Monologues

“I have always been obsessed with naming things. If I could name them, I could know them. If I could name them, I could tame them. They could be my friends.”
― Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues

“Sadness keeps attempting to tie weights to her wrists and ankles, therefore she has to keep moving, she has to outpace it.”
― Maggie O'Farrell, The Marriage Portrait

“I experienced pleasure like a future pain.”
― Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion