Lauren

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“Victims are often, automatically, accused of lying. But when a perpetrator is exposed of lying, the stigma doesn't stick. Why is it that we're wary of victims making false accusations, but rarely consider how many men have blatantly lied about, downplayed, or manipulated others to cover their own actons?”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“I just start kissing them. Just kiss. I don't even wait. "I kissed her," Brock said. "And you didn't ask her for permission before you kissed her, did you," my DA said. "No," Brock said. I moved on her like a bitch. "I kissed her cheek and ear," Brock said "I touched her breasts. I moved her dress down." Grab 'em by the pussy. "I took off her underwear...and then I fingered her." I did try to fuck her. We live in a time where it has become difficult to distinguish between the President's words and that of a nineteen-year-old assailant.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name

“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming