Frances

“So now I’ve decided to privilege women, in the books I read, the films I watch, the culture I imbibe, and in my close friendships, so that men just aren’t that important any more. Instead I privilege this sisterhood, which is so supportive, which nourishes me – in my creativity, my radicalism, my thinking both about myself and about society – in so many areas of my life, where, I’ve finally realised, I have no need of men to shape the person I am.”
― Pauline Harmange, Moi les hommes, je les déteste

“What we want is for men to put their power and privilege to good use: by policing their male friends and acquaintances, for example, instead of explaining to women how to go about fighting their battles. We want men to know their place. Actually no, what we really want is for them to learn how to take up less space.”
― Pauline Harmange, I Hate Men

“Because the Spartan king had lost his queen, a hundred queens lost their kings.”
― Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships

“For if a woman was a person in her own right, one could conclude she was also in possession of a mind and a heart of her own, and thus had needs of her own.”
― Evie Dunmore, A Rogue of One's Own