“The library is my safe harbor since I dare not go into the cafeteria alone, a whale surrounded by starving sharks.”
Source: Starfish
“I sometimes use the word “fat,” as I consider it to be an accurate descriptor of some curvy gals, including me. I believe using “fat” in a nonpejorative way helps destigmatize and inure us to the word as the insult it’s become, and gets us used to seeing it as it was meant to be used: As a neutral descriptor. I use the words curvy, plus-size, zaftig, plump, larger, and bigger in the same spirit. Some of these words may make you bristle at first, but they are not meant negatively but solely as adjectives.”
Source: Curvy Girl Sex: 101 Body-Positive Positions to Empower Your Sex Life
“You could get a real job," he said with a little smile.
"Fuck that," I said emphatically. "Anyway, doing what? I've got a high school diploma from years ago and no employment history whatsoever. If I got an interview for McDonald's, what am I supposed to tell them? My idea of interpersonal skills is taking two dicks at the same time.”
Source: Solitude
“Sam. I've got news for you. Not every childhood trauma can be healed by finding the right penis."
Sam looked devastated. He opened and closed his mouth, eyes wide, then suddenly slumped back against the railing, unable to support himself anymore. "You mean," his voice was barely a whisper. "All those romance novels lied?”
Source: Whitetail Rock
“The initial confrontation of the root is the most critical part of this journey.”
Source: To Kill A Lion
“Fear-based beliefs can shut down your intuitive gifts. Being paralyzed by fear blocks your intuition. It also dysregulates your central nervous system and your overall wellbeing.”
Source: Intuitive Guide: How to Trust Your Gut, Embrace Divine Signs, & Connect with Heavenly Messengers
“George was an atheist, and so am I. But how I long now for an afterlife - a world of light or of deep dazzling darkness, where he and the others we've lost reside, unscathed, forever accessible - to have tea with, to talk nonsense with, to reinvent the world with”
Source: Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade
“The Kinsey Reports had already reassured people, straight and gay, how many adults had at least experimented with non-procreative sex—even kinky sex!”
Source: The Stonewall Reader
“Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent. Be careful that you do not let other people spend it for you.”
“misconceptions of narcissism as a black and white “thing” that people either “are,” or “are not” is an oversimplified approach”
Source: How to Handle a Narcissist: Understanding and Dealing with a Range of Narcissistic Personalities