“Without you," Ama said, "I would be free.” FreedomStrengthFeministDragonDamsel Book:Damsel Source: Damsel
“It's not new, our valuation of young female people for how they can serve, satisfy, and satiate. Our girls are both the platter and the meal, and we eat them up--we eat their meat, we lap up their sweetness, we covet and control and consume.” WomenFeminismYoung AdultGirlsTeens Book:What Girls Are Made Of Source: What Girls Are Made Of
“I'll walk as fast as I want, and I will take breaks whenever I feel like it. There is no one to follow, no one to keep up with. There's just me and this one beautiful day, this one moment, right here, now.” LifeGirlsLove Yourself Book:What Girls Are Made Of Source: What Girls Are Made Of
“That's who unconditional love is for - dogs and their masters, fools and their gods.” LoveGirls Book:What Girls Are Made Of Source: What Girls Are Made Of
“And that is the way it has always been," the queen mother said again. "And if something is the way it has always been, who are we to wish it otherwise? Who are we to want anything at all? Who are we to desire?" "I desire," Ama said.” DesireFeministWantingDamsel Book:Damsel Source: Damsel
“Perhaps that is where our choice lies -- in determining how we will meet the inevitable end of things, and how we will greet each new beginning.” ChangeNew Beginnings Book:Burning Source: Burning
“That is the way of being a woman, to carve away at herself, to fit herself to the task, but, also, to be able to carve herself in a different way, when a different shape is needed.” FantasyYaDamsel Author:Elana K. Arnold