Angel

“In the end,
I refused him
even the kindness
of a quick death.

I turned him into a stag
with the flick of my wrist
and a splash of springwater.

Then I sent his dogs after him.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It

“I can't cry.
Sometimes, when lying on the cold stone floor, I wonder if there's a limit to what I will let them do, if there is something that would make me fight back, even if it dooms me.
If there is, that makes me a fool.
But maybe if there isn't, that makes me a monster.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“He says he loves feminine women.

Not too much makeup though.
Sexy but not too sexy, you know?
Not funny, but she laughs at everything.
Comes when she's called but doesn't call too often.
Not too bitchy.
Submissive. Subservient.

I tell him he has mistaken obedience for femininity.

I suggest getting a dog instead
but I caution that both bitches bite back.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It

“The question is not whether you will be hurt by this life. You will be hurt.
The question is: What will you do with the aftermath?
Will you swallow your grief or will grief swallow you?”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It