"... just one more reminder that the rules are always different for girls, no matter who they are and no matter what they do."
- Roxane Gay
"This tension-the idea that there is a right way to be a woman, a right way to be the most essential woman- is ongoing and pervasive."
"Despite what people think based on my opinion writing, I very much like men. They're interesting to me, and I mostly wish they would be better about how they treat women so I wouldn't have to call the..."
"Sometimes, when you least expect it, you become the girl in the woods. You lose your name because another one is forced on you. You think you are alone until you find books about girls like you. Salva..."
"Like many writers, I lived inside of books as a child."
"Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books."
"I hate when people say something is not their job or that something isn't possible. We all say these things, sure, but some people actually believe they don't have to work beyond what is written in th..."
"You are the joy in my life. I am a mess but I will be the joy in yours … When you touch me, you feel through me, through the ugliness beneath my skin, you make me feel, you hold me together, you push ..."
"She didn't care if he was telling the truth. Milly felt nothing but she was very good at making men think otherwise. Sometimes, she nearly convinced herself."
"More troubling than this oddly timed debate about birth control is the vehemence with which women need to justify or explain why they take birth control—health reasons, to regulate periods, you know, ..."