Emylee Gussler

“Once, there were men who loved to see punishment. They were elected officials, businessmen, community pillars, and every kind of man in between. They loved anything that would balkanize everyone they considered beneath them. If everyone was busy fighting for their rights, fighting each other, and the men stayed together, they would always get to be in charge of everything.”
― Megan Giddings, The Women Could Fly

“What was it like to be loved in a way that felt immutable? To not be told I was loved, but to feel it, to see it most of the time?”
― Megan Giddings, The Women Could Fly

“We brainstormed more as we walked. At one point, Linden paused and wrote into her notebook. She kept saying, “This is so ambitious,” in a way I knew meant her brain was whirring. Few things made me feel happier to be alive than having an idea, telling it to a friend I respected, and having them instantly take it seriously. The more things we said to each other, the bigger and more tangible the path became in my imagination. It would also be beautiful.”
― Megan Giddings, The Women Could Fly

“Sometimes, I thought my ability to joke about anything, anytime, anywhere was proof something was fundamentally wrong with me. Sometimes, I wondered if it was the only thing keeping me alive.”
― Megan Giddings, The Women Could Fly