Val

“It doesn’t put me down. You can only be jealous of someone above you. Her words dose me with a shot of confidence.”
― Liann Zhang, Julie Chan Is Dead

“My love for and solidarity with other women and femmes can never be taken away from me. They constantly give me the courage to brave this terrifying, daunting, beautiful, amazing world. When you let go of male validation, you not only take away all of their power, but also have the opportunity to redirect that power to yourself and others. Give yourself the permission to love yourself unconditionally, because there’s nothing more radical in the eyes of the patriarchy than that … and we all know how much I love pissing off terrible men.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“If the reward for being the “coolest” girl in the room is a sliver of attention from the world’s most mediocre men, then I would happily commit to never being chill. And never being cool. But maybe the “cool girls” got one thing right after all: I wouldn’t be like the other girls—I was going to be much, much worse.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve

“I know you can, Joy. But if someone is worried about you and calling you repeatedly and texting, it’s just kind to let them know that you’re all right.”
― Bethany Joy Lenz, Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show