Jade Paris

“No doubt you will,” he says quickly. “But that’s what it’s all about. Ain’t nothin’ ever going to be perfect. That’s life. Just tell her she’s pretty when she doesn’t feel it. Give her chocolate when she’s sad. Oh, and when she says the words it’s fine, she don’t actually mean it.”
― Hannah Gray, Puck Boy

“I once read about a study that stated that men die of suicide more often than women. However, the study actually only accounted for completed suicide attempts. In fact, men are more likely to go through with suicides, whereas women are far more likely to attempt but not actually complete the act (this only applies within the gender binary). The reason why women don’t actually end up completing their suicides is because they attempt them in far less violent ways. According to the study, this is because women worry about family members or loved ones finding them and being traumatized by what they see. So they try less violent, and thus less final, ways—and therefore survive more often. Thinking about what an emotional load women carry every day purely because even at the end of their ropes they can’t bear the thought of upsetting other people? It breaks my heart. It makes me angry. It strengthens my conviction. Women and femmes are necessary, valid in their emotions, and strong.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“I swear it’s like I’ve just been mega-dosed with breeding hormones because no matter how many times we do it, I seem to want more.”
― Alta Hensley, Den of Sins

“And you know me—I’m a loud bitch who refuses to shut up, especially in the face of misogyny.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve