Mairéad

“We are women. And women are warriors, after all.”
― Louise O'Neill, The Surface Breaks

“[...] I am a wildflower and will stand against the gales. Rare and uncultivated, difficult to find, impossible to forget.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

“Felicity Montague, you are a cactus.” “Debatable.” My knees are aching against the hard floor, so I stretch out on my stomach parallel to her, propping my chin on my hands. “My botanical equivalent would more likely be . . . what are those plants that shrivel as soon as you touch them? I’d be one of those.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

“They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest.”
― Louise O'Neill, Asking For It