“At that moment, there was nothing in the entire damn world I wanted more than her. And it felt like there was nothing else I would ever wanted. It was insane and I'm taking it for the warning it was. I need to stay away from her.” WantRomanceDesire Book:Waking Olivia Source: Waking Olivia
“I won’t play the game—I don’t bake cupcakes and make cooing noises over pictures of everyone’s kids. If a man doesn’t bake cupcakes and make cooing noises, you know what they call him? Senior Partner. Ben hasn’t made cupcakes once. But men expect you to be more thoughtful than they are—softer, more accommodating. And when you are paid less than your peers, or assaulted on a date, or lose a promotion, they’ll tell you it was your fault—you were too soft, too accommodating.” MenSexWomenWorkFeminismFemaleFeministGenderSexismWorkplace Book:The Devil You Know Source: The Devil You Know
“A jury will label a distressed female as shrill or hysterical for the exact same behaviors they’d term righteous indignation in a man.” MenLawSexWomenFeminismBehaviorFemaleFeministGenderSexism Book:The Devil You Know Source: The Devil You Know
“Men will vilify you for enjoying sex, and they’ll vilify you for using it to get ahead…but they’ll punish you if you don’t enjoy it, if you don't use it to get ahead. There should be more choices left to me than either slut or prude.” MenSexWomenWorkFeminismFemaleFeministGenderSexismWorkplace Book:The Devil You Know Source: The Devil You Know
“Hey, Drew?" I say. She looks over at me. "Just so you know, you're not the fifth wheel, right now. You're the glue.” LoveFriendshipFamily Book:The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Source: The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea