Amelia

“I don’t want to wind up some old woman who talks to her rabbit,” she said to Rabbit, who was chewing so furiously he didn’t even bother to lift his head.”
― Ann Patchett, The Magician's Assistant

“Girls are growing up aware that their bodies are under constant scrutiny and feeling worthless because theirs don’t come in Barbie’s shape. No one’s does, because they would have no room in their torsos for internal organs and their necks would not be able to support their heads.”
― Luvvie Ajayi, I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual

“am for your kind and generous offer, but I must decline. My conscience urges me not to give up on the mission your government has entrusted to me, to help those women.” “Who are they to you?” Captain Thorpe burst out. “They are no your mother, or your sisters!” His passion surprised Miriam, though the injury and pain in his eyes should have warned her of a squall. “I know that. I do not venture into this because they are my sisters, or some fantasy of a better mother than the one I have.” Miriam paused a moment, a little shocked at that idea. “I do it because they are people, like you and me.”
― V.E. Ulett, Golden Dragon

“But in the end, it had been a long day, and it was easier to stare at her phone for the next twelve minutes than confront a driver, IRL. When she reached her destination, she rated him one star.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Young Jane Young