Naomi ☾

“Often father and daughter look down on mother (woman) together. They exchange meaningful glances when she misses a point. They agree that she is not bright as they are, cannot reason as they do. This collusion does not save the daughter from the mother’s fate.”
― Bonnie Burstow, Radical Feminist Therapy: Working in the Context of Violence

“Eventually, one has to give up asking questions, just accept that things are the way they are, and act accordingly.”
― Carissa Orlando, The September House

“Tamquam,’ said Adam.
'Wait,’ said Ronan.
'Tamquam,’ he said again, gently.
'Alter idem,’ Ronan said, and found himself alone.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk

“It sounds like you're saying we can choose to live. Or we can choose to survive.”
― Chloe Benjamin, The Immortalists