Sydney

“There was a particular brand of humor employed by twelve- and thirteen-year-old girls, especially when they weren't in the presence of boys: it was at once disgusting and innocent bawdy and naive. When it wasn't being used for ill - when no one was its target - this type of humor delighted Louise.”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods

“Lately I've been wondering whether having all of our material needs met from birth has been a positive aspect of our lives. It seems to me it may have resulted in some absence of yearning or striving in us, The quest, I like to call it. When one's parents or grandparents have already quested and conquered, what is there for the subsequent generations to do?”
― Liz Moore, The God of the Woods

“There's no going back, Frankie. You have to find a way to go forward, become the new you. Fighting for who you were at twenty-one is a losing game. If that's what you've been trying for, no wonder you're struggling. The naive, idealistic girl who volunteered for war is gone. In a very real way, she died over there.”
― Kristin Hannah, The Women

“I squat there and think about how you get trained early on as a woman to perceive how others are perceiving you, at the great expense of what you yourself are feeling about them.”
― Lily King, Writers & Lovers