arianna reardon wright

“Part of what made the old world so terrible, so prone to destruction, was a total lack of preparation for the personal energies often called feelings. Mother told us about these kinds of energies. Especially dangerous for women, our bodies already so vulnerable in ways that the bodies of men are not. It was a wonder that there were still safe places, islands like ours where women can be healthful and whole.”
― Sophie Mackintosh, The Water Cure

“I think about another type of revenge -the quieter, less explosive kind I could inflict just by living my life in spite of him.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“I know all about the power imbalance that exists every time you meet someone who's seen you at yourmost vulnerable, whether or not it was your choice in the first place. How you have to hope that they don't use it against you in some way.”
― Ella Berman, The Comeback

“It is Sky who saves us. It will always be a woman who saves us, we know that now. The protections of men are only ever flimsy and self-serving.”
― Sophie Mackintosh, The Water Cure