Caitlin

“These new friends had fought for suffrage, they had won, and now they were determined to use the vote to advance women’s interests. They did not define themselves by their achievements as wives. Their zeal, their brains, their integrity, the inspiring vision they brought to politics—all of it was thrilling to Eleanor. The activists she met in the 1920s became her tribe. •   •   • They were also her teachers—indeed, it’s possible to say they invented her.”
― Laura Shapiro, What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their Stories

“Words change depending on who speaks them; there is no cure.”
― Maggie Nelson, The Argonauts

“She said, 'No, you learned that you have power - power and determination. I love you and I am proud of you. With those two things, you can go anywhere and everywhere.”
― Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom

“Know that the only remedy for love is to love more.”
― Alice Hoffman, The Rules of Magic