Katjuscha

“[She] finally realized it was because he himself did not understand what it meant to be different and to have people expect you to change for their sake. She realized that no man could understand this, really, though they expected their wives to do so every day.”
― Christina Henry, The Mermaid

“Women who did what they liked instead of what other people wished were often accused of witchcraft, because only a witch would be so defiant, or so it was thought.”
― Christina Henry, The Mermaid

“she had found her freedom and she loved it, and she would not be bound to someone else’s will again.”
― Christina Henry, The Mermaid

“Start by holding your head high,” Hatcher said. “You’re only a mouse if you let them make you one.”
― Christina Henry, Alice