“Something like adrenaline starts beating its slow drum inside me. Maybe you'll know this feeling one day—there's nothing a woman hates more than walking by herself, and hearing a strange noise, or feeling the presence of an "other," that horrible sickness all over my body, ground shifting, women are so unsafe, all of us always pretending to be safe, always avoiding any reminder that our safety is upheld only as long as the person closest to us keeps deciding not to kill us.” FearWomenFeminismPatriarchyWomen Quotes Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“You can't imagine anything worse? I want to ask him. Really? Like maybe being the person who has to go through the pain? You don't think that's just a little bit worse? But this is your father's moment. I see that now. I'm just a prop, and props don't speak.” MenPainWomenAngerMotherhoodPregnancyPatriarchyFeminine Rage Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“At the end of the world, the men with the guns make the rules. We've known this forever.” MenWorldLifePatriarchyRulesGunsPatriarchal Society Book:Tilt Source: Tilt
“Wow,' I say, all sweet. It's a woman thing: the more scared you get, the nicer you have to be.” WomenFeminismWomanWomanhoodPatriarchy Book:Tilt Source: Tilt