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“Some girls started zines; some formed bands; some just dug in their closets and pulled out the little-girl barrettes they'd heard riot grrrls wore, and admired themselves in the mirror with a bright plastic butterflies poised on their temples,”
― Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
― Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
“I could turn up the volume on their songs and that loudness matched all my panic and fear, anger and emotions that seemed up until that point to be uncontrollable, even amorphous.”
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“Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same: leave it to our bureaucrats and our police to see that our papers are in order.”
― The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language
― The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language
“my mother was very kind
her bloodthirst was insatiable
she taught me how to snap a neck with my jaws
why would I ever leave her”
― Open Throat
her bloodthirst was insatiable
she taught me how to snap a neck with my jaws
why would I ever leave her”
― Open Throat
“It was not about strength in numbers nor in size. It had nothing to do with volume. It was about surprise. It was about knowing you were going to be underestimated by everyone and then punishing them for those very thoughts.”
― Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
― Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
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