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Yolk

by Mary H.K. Choi

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Light from Uncommon Stars

by Ryka Aoki (Goodreads Author)

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sapphic space alien and bisexual woman who made poor life choices

in an Asian setting." — Mar 26, 2022 05:12AM

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Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)

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Elysian’s Quotes

“What is courage but strength in the face of fear?”
― Sherry Thomas, The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

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“Those who bear children hold the keys to life and death, and their ill wishes are to be feared.”
― Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune

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“I'd never felt more instantly connected to a person in my life. I didn't love her immediately. I was already too wary for that. But I recognized something in her, something I wanted to be but couldn't even articulate yet: free.”
― Tess Sharpe, The Girls I've Been

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“I am not "just" a girl - no woman is. And if Heaven has deposited me at this time and place, then I am meant to deal with these problems, no matter their scale or consequence.”
― Sherry Thomas, The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan

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“Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves.”
― Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune

tags: anger, daughter, feminism, motherhood, women

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