Esther

“Ready for a harsh truth? Women don’t need your validation. We already have our own.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“to be a
woman
is to be
warbound,
k n o w i n g
all the odds
are stacked
against you.

- & never giving up in spite of it.”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One

“We always say we are beneath the stars. We aren't, of course—there is no up or down, and anyway the stars surround us. But we say we are beneath them, which is nice. So often English glorifies the human—we are whos, other animals are that—but English puts us beneath the stars, at least.”
― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

“if
the very
idea
of
standing up
for myself
frightens you
so
damn much
then
i guess
the power
you thought
you held
over ome
wasn't that
impressive
in the
first place.

-fragile masculinity”
― Amanda Lovelace, The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One