Janelle

“Whatever the theories may be of woman’s dependence on man, in the supreme moments of her life he can not bear her burdens. Alone she goes to the gates of death to give life to every man that is born into the world. No one can share her fears, no one can mitigate her pangs; and if her sorrow is greater than she can bear, alone she passes beyond the gates into the vast unknown.”
― Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Solitude of Self

“Using information about animal behavior to justify social or political ideology is wrong . . . People need to be able to make decisions about their lives without having to worry about keeping up with the bonobos.”
― Marlene Zuk

“I could hear my abandoned dreams making a racket in my soul.”
― Joy Harjo, Crazy Brave

“If you survive in battle, it is with Odin's grace, and if you fall, it is because he has betrayed you.”
― Neil Gaiman