“I don’t just design pages—I design paths that help people see themselves more clearly.”
“Before you can rise, roar, or lead, you must know who you are—and believe, without hesitation, that you are enough.”
Source: Roar Like A Woman: 35 Empowering Words to Unleash Your Inner Lioness
“We so often think about it as just talking, but what Jen realized through her experiences is that conversations are how you build political power--"I just have this one conversation and open someone's eyes to a different perspective. And I'm not sure they would have been open to the conversation if it hadn't been me. And that's pretty cool, right? I mean, that's really empowering."
And the thing about all those conversations is, they add up to a big win, and Jen was part of protecting reproductive healthcare in her state.”
Source: Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives
“Lilith can help women remember that— there was a time when you were not a slave. Remember that. You walked alone, full of laughter. You bathed, bare-bellied. You say you have lost all recollection of it— remember. You say there are no words to describe it, it does not exist. But remember. Make an effort to remember. Or, failing that. Invent.”
Source: The Book of Lilith
“To keep life in his desolate, long-suffering soul, he had stored his mind with much profound learning. So now many poor devils went to him for advice, which he never refused though he gave it sadly. It was always the same: ‘Do the best you can, no man can do more—but never stop fighting. For us there is no sin so great as despair, and perhaps no virtue so vital as courage.”
Source: The Well Of Loneliness
“The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.”
“Imagination is the only place where we can defy all odes and make our own rules.”
Source: Love Resolutions: Get Your Heart Ready for Fulfilling Romance
“Sometimes, instead of waiting for someone to open a door for you, you need to create a new door and invite those who may never receive an invitation”
“I wish I could show childhood me what I’m up to because I think she would be proud and think I am a badass. I also think she would be relieved. — Cecilia, twenty-five, married”
Source: The Childfree Guide to Life and Money: Make Your Finances Simple So Your Life Without Kids Can Be Amazing
“She [her childhood self] would be proud she escaped the narrative she had been force-fed her entire life. —Cecilia, twenty-five, married”
Source: The Childfree Guide to Life and Money: Make Your Finances Simple So Your Life Without Kids Can Be Amazing