Erin W

“In going back and thinking about my friendships and hearing about other women's, I see this: Our friends are not our second choices. They are our dates for Friday nights and for ex-boyfriends' weddings. They are the visitors to our hometowns and hospital rooms. They are the first people we tell about any news, whether it's good, terrible, or mundane. They are our plus ones at office parties. They are the people we're raising children with. They are our advocates, who, no matter what, make us feel like we won't fail. They are the people who will struggle with us and who will stay with us. They are who we text when we get home.”
― Kayleen Schaefer, Text Me When You Get Home: The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship

“Nothing is too ugly for this world, I think. It’s just that people pretend not to see.”
― Terese Marie Mailhot, Heart Berries

“So tremendous, sadness
doesn't know where the world ends
and my body begins.”
― Amber Dawn, Where the Words End and My Body Begins

“Smugness in ones own self-knowledge is often a signal that you don't know as much as you think you do.”
― Erin Wunker, Notes From a Feminist Killjoy: Essays on Everyday Life