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“It occurred to me that Mr. Whitmore seemed to have no doubts about my ability to take part in this mission. I was, to him, a competent and required presence. Not a worthless, overbearing spinster or deficient female. Was this how men felt all the time? This intrinsic acceptance of one’s significance? No wonder they walked through life expecting so much as their due.”
― Alison Goodman, The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin

“There’s no going back, Frankie. You have to find a way to go forward, become the new you.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Women

“Maybe some things transcend reciprocity. Maybe not everything is about having.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride

“In fact, I believe the idea that women can emasculate a man by being greater than him in any sense is a fallacy. You cannot make a man feel less than unless he first derives power from being stronger than you, in whatever capacity that is.”
― Drew Afualo, Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life You Deserve