“ Ah, lust. It makes us forget anything we want to. The greatest relaxant, the greatest stimulant. James Lusarde
“ You’re one of those kinds of women—those kinds of people I should say—as am I.”“And what kind of woman is that?” Mary was very curious and excited now.“A woman who is not satisfied doing only what soc… Olivia Fuller
“ [A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me] I'm not here to be on display. And my body is not for public consumption. I will not be reduced to an object, or a pair of legs to sell shoes. I'm a soul, a mi… Yasmin Mogahed
“ We heard of this woman who was out of control. We heard that she was led by her feelings. That her emotions were violent. That she was impetuous. That she violated tradition and overrode convention. T… Susan Griffin
“ So here is what I see when we reclaim the church ladies: a woman loved and free is beautiful. She is laughing with her sisters, and together they are telling their stories, revealing their scars and t… Sarah Bessey
“ If a woman defined herself solely by the man she was with—and vice versa—the world would be a very shallow and insipid place, indeed. Nenia Campbell
“ Gingerbread I knew I had to get out of therebefore the icing cracked and they discoveredthat I'm burnt around the edges,doughy in the center,that what they thought was sugaris salt.If I was a good gir… Christine Heppermann
“ If you find the dividing line between fairy tales and reality, let me know. In my mind, the two run together, even though the intersections aren't always obvious. The girl sitting quietly in class or… Christine Heppermann
“ I'm not sure how we got to this place, where a girl's only value is in what kind of marriage she has, how capable she is of keeping a man happy. Amy Engel
“ Children are often like hostages under the care of authority, with spankings and groundings nudging them like guns pointed at their skulls, threatening to shoot if the wrong words are uttered. Maggie Georgiana Young
“ Behind us are two or three dozen country people from the outlying towns. With them are cages of chicken and goats, sheep, even cattle. That’s where we fit on market day. Between the executions and the… Kristen Simmons
“ I am afraid, my dear niece, that a ‘mere woman’ is something you most certainly are not. Katlyn Charlesworth
“ Women aren't my competition because male attention and sexual objectification are not prizes for me. Miya Yamanouchi
“ On the misty window of her room, she let her finger trace a broken line. She was that line. Azin Sametipour
“ One is that if women’s sexuality in Africa wasn’t under assault, if women were able to say no, if women weren’t subject to predatory attacks by men, or predatory behavior generally, then you would hav… Stephen Lewis
