Danielle (reading)

“It was an ill-fated thing to claim that a heart is safe. Hearts are rebellious. The moment they feel trapped, they will strain against their bindings. And it was so with the Mountain.”
― Ellen Oh, A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

“Virginity is a concept invented by people to make women feel worthless for having sex.”
― Penelope Douglas, Tryst Six Venom

“I love you at your best, and I love you at your worst. I love every single part of you. I always have and always will. I even love the parts that I hate about you. How fucking weird is that? And I'll continue to love you in every capacity, no matter how strange that makes me. I'll fill in the missing voids of your heart with parts of mine. Together we'll be whole.”
― K. Webster, Whispers and the Roars

“It's the truth. I'm sorry to be blunt about it, but girls don't like guys who are doormats. Especially pretty girls, because there's no novelty in it. Guys are hitting on them all of the time. They can't walk down the street or order a coffee or stand on a corner without some idiot making a comment about how attractive they are. And the women smile because it's easier than telling them to go fuck themselves. And less dangerous, because if a man rejects a woman, she goes home and cries for a few days. If a woman rejects a man, he can rape and kill her.”
― Karin Slaughter, Pretty Girls