Alexandra

“The boys went off to fight with swords while girls had to learn dog barks and owl hoots. No wonder princesses were so impotent in fairy tales, she thought. If all they could do was smile, stand straight, and speak to squirrels, then what choice did they have but to wait for a boy to rescue them?”
― Soman Chainani

“The only love affair I needed to invest in right now was one with myself. Spend some time with me. Figuring out myself and why I picked the relationships I did. I was holding out my heart to me. Because I'd realised I was the only person who could give me a happily-ever-after.”
― Holly Bourne, It Only Happens in the Movies

“You're always the person you were when you were born," she says impatiently. "You just keep finding new ways to express it.”
― Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road

“Las enfermedades mentales te agarran de la pierna entre gritos y te devoran por completo. Te hacen egoísta. Te hacen irracional. Te hacen ensimismada. Te hacen necesitada. Te hacen cancelar planes a última hora. Te hacen ser una persona no muy divertida con la que pasar el rato. Te hacen ser una compañía a la que acabas aborreciendo.”
― Holly Bourne, Am I Normal Yet?