Kimberly

“Men were taught to have so much pride, to go out into the world and make something of themselves. This Depression was deeply humiliating. Since women were taught that they were worthless, they took poverty and hardship less personally.”
― Heather O'Neill, The Lonely Hearts Hotel

“A young girl’s body is the most dangerous place in the world, as it is the spot where violence is most likely to be enacted.”
― Heather O'Neill, The Lonely Hearts Hotel

“The lonelier you are, the more you pull away, until humans seem an alien race, with customs and a language you can't begin to understand.”
― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

“Strange, how complications melt away in the face of disaster. How all the fear and shame and tangled knots of logic suddenly dissolve in the heat, leaving only the core of love that cares nothing for the noise in our heads, that dismisses our arguments and ignores our hesitations.”
― Issac Marion