Denise

“Like everyone called a woman, they say I had no childhood. They say I rose from the sea fully formed, forced to bear the weight of other people’s desire. It’s not the truth, but it’s close enough.”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It

“I tell him he has mistaken obedience for feminity.
I suggest getting a dog instead but I caution that both bitches bite back.”
― Trista Mateer, Artemis Made Me Do It

“It reminds me that as long as the lemon trees grow, hope will never die.”
― Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

“To sing of love
is almost always
to sing of war.”
― Trista Mateer, Aphrodite Made Me Do It