Spiritedbookishbabe

“if you have the ability
to imagine a better world
you also have the power
to create it”
― k.tolnoe, The Orchid

“Remember, your tone is your superpower. It can invite people to hear more and say yes to your ask, or it can turn them off, and your ask will fizzle away.”
― Laura Fredricks, Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want

“I enjoyed your intimate letter from the Dolomites. It gave me a great deal of pain – which is I've no doubt the first stage of intimacy – no friends, no heart, only an indifferent head. Never mind: I enjoyed your abuse very much [...]
But I will not go on else I should write you a really intimate letter, and then you would dislike me, more, even more, than you do.”
― Virginia Woolf

“Defensive, defensive, defensive. And you can imagine the tone of voice she had throughout our meeting: sharp, dismissive, and filled with anger that she was not being recognized for her talent and expertise.”
― Laura Fredricks, Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want