Tonyne

“Expectations cage us. What other people expect. What we think they expect. What we expect of ourselves. The rules that we think are unbreakable.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Warbler

“I set her up for failure the moment I idealized her.”
― Dani Francis, Broken Dove

“Men are governed by their whims and passions far more than us women, yet they ascribe such traits to us. It is the purest form of hypocrisy there is. It has existed since the dawn of our time. Think of Adam and Eve. Oh aye, the Devil tempted Eve with knowledge, and she thought to better herself. And so she took the bait, and then Adam grew curious and envious and wanted a piece of it all. Just like a selfish child. But go ahead and tell me again how man is governed by his mind and woman by her heart. They have lied to us from the beginning.”
― Andrea Catalano, The First Witch of Boston

“When a community is built on removing access to information—from disempowering its people—there is no one to save them when a bigger threat rises. The first civilizations to fall are the ones where no one speaks truth to power, where every voice must be part of a chorus or be silenced.”
― Sheila Masterson, The Poison Daughter