Patty

“J'aimais cette idée d'un homme qui voit clair en vous et qui prend l'initiative du rapprochement ; ce qui, probablement, révèle surtout à quel point j'étais tétanisée à la perspective de devoir formuler ou assumer mes désirs, ou de devoir prendre moi-même une initiative quelconque - revoilà le rêve d'être prise en charge par un homme providentiel, que j'évoquais au chapitre précédent. (p. 236)”
― Mona Chollet, Réinventer l'amour: Comment le patriarcat sabote les relations hétérosexuelles

“Why wouldn’t you tell someone you loved them? Once you loved someone, you repeated it until they were tired of hearing it. You said it until it ceased to have meaning. Why not? Of course, you goddamn did.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“People were always wanting me to show some weakness so they could reassure me. It made them feel worthy.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

“I thought that if i let anyone in, they’d find out what was broken about me. And then not only would they know, i’d know too.”
― Naoise Dolan, Exciting Times